The Budget Is the Skeleton of the State
U.S. war spending for FY 2024 is nearing $1 Trillion. Spending on nuclear weapons, while only a small percentage of this total, is at the highest level on record. #WorldBEYONDWar
U.S. war spending for FY 2024 is nearing $1 Trillion. Spending on nuclear weapons, while only a small percentage of this total, is at the highest level on record. #WorldBEYONDWar
Grasping at straws, Pelosi evidently hopes for some political benefit by casting blame on Russia for how Biden’s deference to Israel has met with strong public opposition and erosion of support for re-election. #WorldBEYONDWar
We could do all kinds of unimagined things, insane-sounding things, to prevent mass killing if we were willing to spend on the prevention of mass killing the kind of sums that are spent on the mass killing. #WorldBEYONDWar
Madison for a World BEYOND War and allies gathered in the Wisconsin state capitol on Friday to urge Wisconsin’s U.S. senators to vote No on the Biden administration’s request for another $14 billion of military “aid” for Israel. #WorldBEYONDWar
Viewers of the PBS NewsHour who are media literate have long recognized the pro-U.S. bias in its coverage of U.S. foreign policy. #WorldBEYONDWar
Over 250 Canadians across 11 provinces, including two sitting Members of Parliament, are on hunger strike calling on the Canadian government to enforce an arms embargo on Israel. #WorldBEYONDWar
The 2020 Democratic Party Platform said that Democrats would reduce military spending: “We can maintain a strong defense and protect our safety and security for less.” Right on! Get out the vote! #WorldBEYONDWar
“This is not how a state that claims to have strong protections in place for the export of arms should be behaving.” Oh Canada. #WorldBEYONDWar
Audio of discussion with Sonali Kolhatkar and David Swanson on military budget and what could be done instead. #WorldBEYONDWar