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Disdain and Disbelief After Biden Claims 'Significant' Progressive Presence in Administration

Antony Binken (R) speaks after being nominated by President-elect Joe Biden for secretary of state. (Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)

47 Groups Back Rep. Joaquin Castro for House Committee Chair Post to 'Build a More Restrained and Progressive Foreign Policy'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Vice Chair Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) wears a face mask during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing looking into the firing of State Department Inspector General Steven Linick on September 16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)

"Rep. Castro embodies a progressive vision for the U.S. in the world, one that prioritizes diplomacy and multilateralism over militarism."

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'This Should Be Basic Common Sense': Biden Urged to Appoint Pentagon Chief Without Weapons Industry Ties

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) are urging President-elect Joe Biden to pick a Pentagon chief who doesn't have defense contractor connections. (Photo: The Laura Flanders Show/CC)

"The American people deserve a defense secretary that puts the American people'...

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More 'Dictatorship Than a Democracy': Trump Purge at Pentagon Increases Fears of Coup-in-Motion

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

A tattered sticker seen on November 10, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania reads "Trump/Pence OUT NOW." (Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images)

"The purge happening at the Department of Defense, in the middle of a messy...

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A man walks by a U.S. drone graffiti painted on a wall during a campaign against drones in Yemen on May 31, 2018 in Sana'a, Yemen. (Photo: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

'Eroding Transparency': New Airwars Report Details Deadly US Drone Strikes and Raids in Yemen Under Trump

Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured here in October 2019. (Photo: Staff Sgt. Nicole Meija/Joint Base Andrews/cc)

Democratic Lawmakers Raise Alarm Over Esper's Refusal to Rule Out Deploying Troops During Election

Defense Secretary Mark Esper attends the Medal of Honor ceremony to be awarded to U.S. Army Sergeant Major Thomas Payne in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2020. (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

40 Groups Demand Congress Probe 'Gross Misuse' of $1 Billion in Covid-19 Funding by Pentagon

President Donald Trump walks with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and others from the White House to visit St. John's Church on June 1, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

As Trump and GOP Openly Hatch Election Theft Plot, Question Grows: 'Which Side Will Our Military Be On?'

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley hold an end of year press conference at the Pentagon on December 20, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

'Colossal Backdoor Bailout': Outrage as Pentagon Funnels Hundreds of Millions Meant for Covid Supplies to Private Defense Contractors

A child waits next to jerry cans and aid packages as Yemenis displaced by conflict receive humanitarian aid provided by the Abs Development Organisation in the northern province of Hajjah on September 17, 2020. (Photo: Essa Ahmed/AFP)

Amid Pandemic and Endless War, 170+ Global Organizations Urge World Leaders to 'Recommit to Peace Today'

President Donald Trump has presided over the U.S.-led destruction of cities including Mosul, Iraq—shown here under U.S. bombardment—during his escalation of the so-called "war on terror" in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images)

Despite Overseeing Soaring Civilian Casualties, Trump Points Finger at Pentagon Leaders as Warmongers

U.S. troops in Beckum, Germany learn of Nazi Germany's surrender from reading Stars and Stripes on May 8, 1945. (Photo: U.S. Army/Getty Images)

Not 'Under My Watch' Claims Trump After Pentagon Push to Destroy Stars and Stripes Happened... Under His Watch

Pentagon Secrecy Around Covid-19 at Guantanamo Just One More Reason to Shut Offshore Prison, Say Senate Dems

'What a Disgrace': Pentagon Weighing $2.2 Billion in Cuts to Military Healthcare Just After Passage of $740 Billion Budget

Citing Fears of a Defeated Trump Who Won't Go Willingly, Warren Calls on Cabinet Officials to End Deployment of Federal Agents Against Protests

'Not One More Pandemic Relief Dollar for the Pentagon': Groups Slam GOP Effort to Use Covid-19 Funds for Weapons of War

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Win Without War

House Passes $740 Billion Defense Appropriations in the Middle of a Pandemic

Peace Action

Nearly Half Senate Dems Vote to Move Pentagon Funds to Poor

Congresswoman Barbara Lee

Reps. Barbara Lee and Mark Pocan Statement on House Vote for 10% Cut to Pentagon Budget 

Peace Action

House Fails to Cut Pentagon Bloat

Senator Bernie Sanders

Sanders: Cut the Pentagon By 10% to Hire More Teachers, Build More Homes and Create More Jobs

Congresswoman Barbara Lee

After Years of Wasted Spending, Congresswoman Lee Calls to Cut Pentagon Budget, Reprioritize Programs that Keep Us Safe

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Norman Solomon

Hey Joe, Where You Going With That Pentagon in Your Hands?

Christian Sorensen

The Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex Is Fascism

Michael Galant

5 Foreign Policy Issues to Look Out For in Tonight’s Town Halls

Phyllis Bennis

The Pentagon Took Money for Covid-19 Relief and Bought... More Weapons

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies

Will Michele Flournoy Be the Angel of Death for the American Empire?

Barbara Lee

It's Time to Repeal the President's License for Endless War

Mandy Smithberger

National (In)Security and the Pentagon Budget

Robert C. Koehler

Standing up To Trump . . . and Biden

Ariel Gold

Peace Through Weapons Sales to the UAE

Michael Winship

Our Fake Commander-in-Chief Steps on a Landmine—Again