Tag Archives: Military Spending

Harry Targ : Broad Opposition to Grotesque Military Spending

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

“Miss Corporate America” and the “Bloated Military Budget” at Tax Day action in Eugene, Oregon, 2008. Image from NWTRCC.Grotesque military spendingis broadly opposed Now is a good time for peace activists to expand education about the history of unchallenged military … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Military Spending and our National Priorities

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Breakdown of projected government spending for fiscal yer 2013. To see how these figures were determined, go here.Poor are paying the price:Military spending and our natioal prioritiesBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2012 “From Forrestal’s day … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : U.S. Military Spending Way Out of Whack

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Hogging the pie:U.S. military spending gone wild By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2011 The chart above shows just how much out of whack the United States spending on its military really is. The U.S. has … Continue reading →

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Life During Wartime : Spending on Defense

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThe Rag Blog

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Permanent War Economy : Militarism and American Society

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Congress has passed continuing funding for Afghanistan and Iraq. This view is from a U.S. Marine guard tower near Golestan in Afghanistan’s Farah Province. Photo by David Guttenfelder / AP.How militarism impacts our communities Along with the death and destruction … Continue reading →

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