Burgeoning Military Budget

7 Unasked Questions About Military Spending

December 24, 2021 UNAC Editor U.S. Budget, US Military

by William Astore, published on Consortium News, December 17, 2021 original publication, Tom Dispatch, December 12, 2021 Where are you going to get the money? That question haunts congressional proposals to help the poor, the unhoused, and those struggling to pay the mortgage or rent or medical bills, among so many other critical domestic matters. And yet — big surprise![…]

What the War of Terror Has Cost Us So Far

August 31, 2021 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Cost of War, Drone Warfare, War on the Poor

by David Swanson, published on Let’s Try Democracy, August 30, 2021 The war on Afghanistan and the war on Iraq that it was a means of helping start, and all the other spin-off wars leave (if you count only bombing from above as leaving) millions dead, millions injured, millions traumatized, millions homeless, the rule of law eroded, the natural environment[…]