Consider it a remarkable fact of our world that the military which has a budget the size of the next nine countries combined couldn’t win a single one of the conflicts it took on globally in these years. (As last August’s tumultuous withdrawal from Afghanistan showed, it generally couldn’t even come close.)
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Climate change could cost U.S. budget $2 trillion a year by the end of the century, White House says | Reuters
Flood, fire, and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget per year by the end of the century, the White House said in its first ever such assessment on Sunday.
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House Dem @WhipClyburn tells Jim @Acosta the $3.5 T figure for budget reconciliation is just a "celling" and not a "floor". Clyburn says there is $2T worth of negotiating room. Worth noting that progressives like @BernieSanders & @AOC have said $3.5 T is already a compromise. pic.twitter.com/JXZiVB73iA
— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) September 8, 2021
Chomsky: Biden’s “Radical” Proposals Are Minimum Measures to Avoid Catastrophe
An ever-growing military budget and continued support for oil and gas meanwhile push us inexorably toward doomsday.
Source: Chomsky: Biden’s “Radical” Proposals Are Minimum Measures to Avoid Catastrophe
‘Your Legacy Is… What You Deliver’: Climate Movement Says Biden Budget Not Bold Enough
“This might be a political show for Biden,” said the Sunrise Movement, “but for us it’s a fight for our lives and for the communities we love and care about.”
1848+: The End(s) of History 