“Every congressperson who voted for this should be ashamed,” said Win Without War’s Erica Fein after 14 Democrats joined with Republicans to approve the amendment. With public awareness of U.S. war spending elevated in the wake of American troops exiting Afghanistan, a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday approved a $37.5 billion increase to the Pentagon budget from last year, angering […]
As children return to classrooms while the coronavirus pandemic rages on, members of U.S. school boards endure hostility and threats over mask, testing, and vaccine policies. A Republican running for elected office in a Pennsylvania county on Sunday provided yet another example of the vitriol and even potential danger that school board members face over Covid-19 […]
As the hawks who have been lying about the U.S. invasion and occupation of Afghanistan for two decades continue to peddle fantasies in the midst of a Taliban takeover and American evacuation of Kabul, progressive critics on Tuesday reminded the world who has benefited from the “endless war.” [pullquote]”Never has it been more important to end war profiteering.” —Public Citizen[/pullquote] “Entrenching U.S. forces in Afghanistan was […]
One congressman said that his “14-month run as postmaster general has been a masterclass in cronyism and deception.” U.S. lawmakers and ethics advocates on Friday reiterated calls for firing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy after The Washington Post revealed that the United States Postal Service awarded a $120 million contract to XPO Logistics, a company he helped run and “with […]