Congresswoman Barbara Lee, 6.20.20 Read online Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced a resolution calling for significant cuts to the Pentagon budget. Last year’s $738 billion National Defense Authorization Act was the largest on record, coming at the expense of health care, education, infrastructure spending, and public health...
The Intercept, 6/20/2020 Read online SEN. BERNIE SANDERS will propose a sweeping 10 percent cut to Pentagon spending, with the savings redirected as grant money to “high-poverty” areas in the United States, according to the text of a forthcoming amendment his office shared with The Intercept. Members of the...
Wisconsin State Journal – Chris Hubbuch | Jun 25, 2020 Read online Two F-16 fighter jets circled the Madison airport at low altitude Tuesday after a faulty warning light led a Wisconsin Air National Guard pilot to cancel his planned mission. According to a statement from the Wisconsin Air...
Voice for Creative Nonviolence | 27 June 2020 | Kathy Kelly Original article at Voices website Code Pink: Contact Congress to cut military spending Whitehouse propaganda Trump Marinette Fincantieri S.p.A.: The Italians that collect the profits Iron Mountain Daily News: AP Trump touts manufacturing in visit to...
Safe Skies Clean Water Coalition Affirms the Value of Black Lives The Safe Skies Clean Water Coalition is outraged and horrified at the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. This tragedy is yet another manifestation of an ongoing pattern of racist violence and brutality inflicted...
Black lives matter. The leaders and supporters of Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin stand in solidarity with activists and organizers local, national, and international – who have mobilized against racist police violence and systemic racism. We support critical dialogue and demands for substantive change as we stand in remembrance...
Overheard | May 2020 | by videographer Lucy McNeil Overheard tells the story of one community’s fight to protect their homes against the placement of F35 fighter jets within their neighborhood. Overheard Video Explore some of the issues
Business Insider – June 8, 2020 Read online An Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter’s landing gear collapsed Monday as the aircraft landed at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, the base said in a statement, according to Air Forces Times. The F-35 assigned to the 388th...
Wisconsin State Journal | 27 May 2020 | Brad Geyer I live next to the Truax Field military base in Madison. The U.S. government has poisoned the water and should clean it up. The federal government plans to spend more than $50 million to expand the base. It plans...
CSWAB UPDATE The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has issued a formal letter to the U.S. Army cautioning the military that it must fully comply with state environmental regulations in pending cleanup decisions at the former Badger Army...