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Congressional progressives must reject Biden's regressive budget

April 20, 2021 by Stephen Semler in Congress, Featured, Middle East

There is nothing progressive about Biden’s $753 million military budget request.

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April 20, 2021 /Stephen Semler
Forever War, Congress, Defense Budget, Military Budget, Biden, NDAA
Congress, Featured, Middle East
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Biden should use his executive power to recall billions in military hardware from police

April 01, 2021 by SPRI in Congress, Featured

Biden reneged on his campaign promise of stopping weapons of war from going to law enforcement agencies. Congress should pressure him to use his executive power to prevent further transfers of military hardware and recall combat gear from our streets.

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April 01, 2021 /SPRI
1033, Police, NDAA
Congress, Featured
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Beyond Repair: Dismantling the 1033 program

July 15, 2020 by Stephen Semler in Featured

Police reform proposals aim to change to a system that cannot be reformed. It must be dismantled. Critically, the trail of military equipment left in its wake must be removed from public life.

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July 15, 2020 /Stephen Semler
Police, 1033, DOD, Black Lives Matter, NDAA
Featured
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Pelosi’s legacy: Warfare abroad, class warfare at home

May 28, 2020 by Stephen Semler in Featured, New Left

Speaker Pelosi asks “How do you pay for that” only for working-class priorities. Every year, Congress has the opportunity to right our broken spending priorities. Some try and fail. Others, like Pelosi, actively work to entrench inequality.

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May 28, 2020 /Stephen Semler
Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Party, war on terror, Forever War, NDAA, Shahid Buttar
Featured, New Left
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