Peace and Security

The Pentagon Took Money for PPE and Bought Weapons
Make no mistake: The Trump administration’s heartlessness and militarism are costing lives.

Time to Put an End to the Nuclear Age
2020 has been hard enough. The last thing the world needs this year is nuclear weapons.

Killing Someone Is Not Like Missing a Golf Putt
Trump’s vile equivalence of a golf putt to police violence says a lot about the bubble America’s super rich live in.

Small Towns Don’t Need Military Helicopters
A little-known federal program dumps military equipment on local police forces. We need to end it.

Ending the School to Prison Pipeline
Many school districts are deciding that police in classrooms cause more problems than they solve.

Trump Doesn’t Want Law or Order
Trump’s federal troops sow chaos and disorder wherever they’re deployed. That’s the point.

Military Recruiters Don’t Belong in High Schools
Recruiters deliberately exploit the financial and social insecurities of teenagers to enlist more soldiers.

I Was Tear Gassed in Portland — And Not Just By Feds
Police departments are over-militarized at the local level, too. Here’s one way to change that.

Need Money for a Green New Deal? Get It From ICE
With the money we spend on ICE and CBP, we could solar power nearly 35 million homes.

Cut the Pentagon 10 Percent, Invest in Public Health
Tanks and ships can’t save us from our greatest dangers, so let’s pay for the things that can.