A recent report, “STATE OF INSECURITY: The Cost of Militarization Since 9/11“, co-authored by Lindsay Koshgarian of the National Priorities Project, looks in detail at the monies spent by the U. S. since 9/11, not just at international spending for the “War on Terrorism”, but also homeland security, increased spending on local law enforcement, and […]
Biden follows previous administrations to increase military spending
With a goal of “Fighting for a U.S. federal budget that prioritizes peace, economic security and shared prosperity”, the National Priorities Project analyzes U.S. military spending (currently 49.5% of national discretionary spending) and recommends how these monies can be better used. Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director, talks about how Biden intends to plow the $10 billion […]
The Real Costs of the National Security State
“The U.S. military reaches around the globe, with approximately 800 foreign military installations in nearly half the world’s countries, and takes up more than half the discretionary budget that Congress allocates each year,” writes Lindsay Koshgarian for Truthout. Today, Lindsay joins us on the show to talk about her work analyzing the federal budget and the real costs […]
Wars on Iraq and “Terror” cost $6.9 Trillion
Jan talks with Lindsay Koshgarian from the National Priorities Project about her recent article in The Progressive Magazine entitled “Can’t Afford Another War”. She refers to data researched by the Watson Institute showing the cost of the Iraq War and related costs to $6.9 Trillion since 2001, and how that money could be spent better. […]
Koshgarian: Medicare for All possible without raising taxes
Lindsay Koshgarian from the National Priorities Project says we don’t need to raise taxes to pay for Medicare for All — there’s more than plenty of money in the Military budget that doesn’t affect national security. Like paring down the 800 military bases the U.S. has worldwide… or moving toward complete denuclearization instead of spending […]
What’s in the Federal Budget?
Thursday host Allen Ruff speaks with Lindsay Koshgarian, research director at the National Priorities Project, about the federal budget. The National Priorities Project is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that strives to make the federal budget accessible to the public. Ms. Koshgarian’s primary focus at the NPP is how the decades-long policy of outsized military budgets […]
