Sitemap - 2020 - Speaking Security
The 30 worst House Democrats on military spending going into the 117th Congress, a breakdown
The Progressive Caucus isn’t living up to its name, a breakdown
Senate Democrats bail out war corporations instead of people, a breakdown
House Democrats get paid by weapons makers to buy more weapons, a breakdown
Why some defense contractors perform better than others during a pandemic
Failing up: the Michele Flournoy experience
The endless war authorization at the heart of Biden’s foreign policy
Endless by design: US ‘security cooperation’ in Iraq
Center for American Progress: a tool of the military-industrial complex
Defense industry lobbying is (mostly) subsidized by the public, a breakdown
A foreign policy assessment of the race in California’s 34th district
We’re already paying for it: the US’ $1.2 trillion national security budget
A foreign policy evaluation of the race in California’s 29th district
Reviewed: Mayor Wheeler’s tear gas ‘ban’
Resisting, not reforming: theatrical progressivism in foreign policy
Reviewed: Democrats’ latest legislative effort on police militarization
Congressional Democrats enabled Pentagon to divert COVID funding to defense contractors, a breakdown
Secretary Esper’s 355-ship fleet plan fuels inequality, a breakdown
The BREATHE Act and US foreign policy
Reviewed: The liberal response to Trump’s anti-war PR campaign
The winners and losers of Chris Coons’ foreign policy
Biden is not interested in defunding the police (or the Pentagon)
Greenwashing empire and ‘cool’ national security
The cost of 'performing' security in Syria
Directing foreign policy critique at non-traditional targets
Using foreign policy to reject deficit dogmatism
Biden rejects state-run healthcare unless it’s for empire
Harris pick befits Biden’s foreign policy
A (very) brief note on a disparity in campaign financing
House Appropriations bill: military equipment > people
Tools of the military-industrial complex: establishment think tanks
Bipartisan problems preclude bipartisan solutions: a brief note on military spending
A one-party system: Senate Democrats and military spending
A one-party system: House Democrats and military spending
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How much does the F-35 actually cost?
Green New Deal is great for foreign policy, too
Reviewed: Barbara Lee’s (draft) resolution on military spending
Amendments can be transformative but face an uphill battle
A brief note on social welfare v. militarized welfare
An advanced look at the Democrats’ spending plan
Dismantling common defenses of US (global) arms sales
Reviewed: (a portion of) the Justice in Policing Act
Using foreign policy to #DefundPolice
Backgrounder: the “1033 program”
One possible policy response to police militarization
3 quick notes on the National Guard
A quick note on corporate profiteering
Where inequality is produced in the DOD budget
Bringing labor movements (back) into foreign policy
Congressional war powers and Iran
A quick data note: Defense spending
In the name of ‘national security’
It’s OK to call them ‘assault rifles’
Domestic military bases & dismantling empire
Campaign contributions from the defense industry = corruption
A working-class approach to defense spending
Foreign policy advisory services for progressive candidates, organizers & creators