Lindsay Koshgarian is the program director of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.
Viewpoint
There’s No Good Reason To Be Spending Nearly $1 Trillion On Our Military Budget
Congress is spending on the military like it’s World War III. Diverting that money to jobs, healthcare, and the climate would make us far safer.
Lindsay Koshgarian
Viewpoint
Last Year, $1,748 of Your Taxes Went to Corporate Pentagon Contractors
On average, U.S taxpayers paid more to military contractors in 2023 than a month’s rent. Those are funds that could go to healthcare or education—but instead are being spent on war.
Lindsay Koshgarian
Feature
The $717 Billion Defense Bill That Just Breezed Through the Senate Should Be a National Scandal
Democrats and Republicans rubber-stamped a severely bloated war budget.
Lindsay Koshgarian
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