military budget – Page 8

Global protests say: Cut military spending, fund human needs

April 14, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Stephanie Miyashiro, her voice brimming with emotion, said, "What grieves me most about what's going on is that I think some of our friends are going to die."

Afghanistan: Why pursue a losing strategy?

January 14, 2011 By Conn Hallinan

In spite of a White House declaration that "progress" is being made in Afghanistan, by virtually any measure the war has deteriorated significantly since the Obama administration surged troops into Kandahar and Helmand provinces.

The Afghanistan deficit

November 18, 2010 By PW Editorial Board

Over the next four years, if we don't start winding this war down, it will cost $260 billion to $400 billion: more than half, or nearly all, of the projected deficit.

Stop nuclear madness, ratify New START now

November 18, 2010 By PW Editorial Board

Everyone's security is endangered if this vital first step on the road to a world without nukes stalls out in the Senate.

Afghanistan talks: a delicate moment

September 23, 2010 By Conn Hallinan

At the same time as there looks to be a possible diplomatic breakthrough, the U.S. has launched a major military operation in Kandahar.