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The Peace Economy Project researches military spending, educates about the hazards of an unchecked military-industrial complex and advocates for conversion from a military- to a more stable, peace-based economy. We focus our attention on local weapons manu
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COMING SOON: Domestic Militarization Watch.
A new initiative from Peace Economy Project tracking how militarization is shaping life inside the United States.

Because our communities deserve to know.
#DomesticMilitarizationWatch #DMW

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November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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One week until #GivingTuesday.
This year, we’re raising $10,000 to confront the rise of militarization in our communities.
Join us as we launch the Domestic Militarization Watch!
Donate early: peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/ab...
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Trump has directed the U.S. military to restart nuclear weapons testing after 30+ years. The U.S. then stood alone at the UN opposing the CTBT.

We must say NO to nuclear testing.
Read FCNL’s explainer:
www.fcnl.org/updates/2025...

#NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes #CTBT
A Dangerous Step Backward: Renewed Threat of Nuclear Testing | Friends Committee On National Legislation
On October 30, former President Donald Trump directed the U.S. military to restart nuclear weapons testing after more than 30 years of restraint.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Call Representative and tell them to vote YES on the Protect America’s Workforce Act @integritycoalition.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Charlotte is showing the country what community looks like.
As ICE and Border Patrol launch “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” residents are responding with courage, solidarity, and protection.
www.commondreams.org/news/ice-cha...
Charlotte Residents Defend Community as ICE Arrives for Latest Trump Immigration Crackdown | Common Dreams
In Charlotte, NC, Trump's anti-immigration crackdown sparked outrage as Border Patrol and ICE agents targeted Latino communities. Local residents fought back, filming agents, handing out whistles, and...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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“We are living in an age of unwellness—our minds haunted, our bodies marked, our planet burning. But what if it’s all the same disease?”

In Unwellness Empire, PEP Fellow Imran Hossain traces how dehumanization shapes our crises of mind, body, and Earth.

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Unwellness Empire: The Politics of Mind, Body, and Earth
Part 1 - The Architecture of Dehumanization
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November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Democracy thrives when communities are supported, not surveilled; when people are empowered, not patrolled, says Katerina Canyon of @peaceeconomy.bsky.social.
Our Cities Are Not Training Grounds for War
​What neighborhoods need are affordable housing, accessible healthcare, well-funded schools, and good jobs—not Humvees on their corners.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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What does it mean when private wealth fuels public policing?

🔗 pressreader.com/.../281694031031159

#Demilitarization #PublicAccountability #PeaceEconomy
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November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The third nuclear age isn’t coming — it’s here.
Deterrence is shifting, arms control is collapsing, and emerging tech like AI + hypersonics is raising the risk of miscalculation.

🔗 theprint.in/opinion/the-...

#NuclearRisk #ArmsControl #PeaceSecurity #NuclearWeapons
The third nuclear age is here. With more dangers
The sobering reality is that nuclear danger has not gone away. Regional deterrence relationships are being tested by border tensions and military modernisation of adversaries.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The Pentagon’s new press rules mark a dangerous step toward censorship.
When journalists are forced to sign away their right to report, democracy itself is at risk.

🕊️ We stand with the reporters who walked out.

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#FreedomOfThePress #DemocracyMatters
The Pentagon’s New Rules Silence the Press — and the People’s Right to Know |
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of the press as a cornerstone of democracy — yet, the Pentagon’s new rules for journalists threaten to dismantle that foundation piece by piece. Last week, dozen...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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The U.S. has quietly massed F-35s, destroyers, and Marines in the Caribbean—reviving a Puerto Rican base closed for decades. Officials call it “counter-narcotics,” but it looks like pressure on Venezuela. Militarism isn’t peace. It’s profit.
#Demilitarize #PeaceNotWar www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/w...
Here’s what the US military has positioned in the Caribbean as Trump pressures Venezuela | CNN
The US military has been steadily massing a large number of troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean over the last two months, conducting training missions off the coast of Venezuela, reopening a...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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🚨 Despite declining crime rates in cities like Memphis, Chicago & Baltimore, the Trump admin is sending troops into Black communities.

🔗 www.levelman.com/militarized-...

#EndMilitarization #BlackLivesMatter #PeaceEconomy
The Not-So-Hidden Agenda Behind the Troop Deployments
Data contradicts the official narrative, raising troubling questions about the motivations driving the militarization of Black communities.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Militaries are the world’s largest institutional polluters.
The U.S. Department of Defense alone emits more CO₂ than Denmark.
War isn’t just killing people—it’s killing the planet. peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/mi...
#ClimateCrisis #DemilitarizeThePlanet #PeaceEconomy
Militarization and the Climate Crisis: The Hidden Cost of Global Security |
As the planet reaches its first climate tipping point—the mass death of coral reefs—scientists warn that humanity has entered a “new reality.” Yet one of the largest and most underreported drivers of ...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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A strong majority of Americans reject Trump’s domestic troop deployments. Courts are blocking them, and even GOP governors are speaking out. Democracy, not militarization, is what keeps us safe.
📰 Jennifer Rubin contrarian.substack.com/p/it-turns-o...
#PeaceEconomy #Democracy #NoPoliceState
October 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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The U.S. has provided $21.7B in military aid to Israel since Oct. 2023—and tens of billions more are committed for future arms sales.

Without U.S. financing and weapons, Israel’s devastation of Gaza would not have been possible.

🔗 Read the full @QuincyInst Brief:
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U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers to Israel, October 2023 – September 2025
The United States has provided at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since the start of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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When the Pentagon cuts cybersecurity training to “focus on war,” it’s not making us safer—it’s making America more vulnerable.
Read our latest Peace Economy Project analysis:
🔗 The Pentagon’s War Focus Is Making America Less Secure
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The Pentagon’s War Focus Is Making America Less Secure |
The Department of Defense—recently rebranded by the Trump administration as the Department of War—has announced it will reduce mandatory cybersecurity training across the military. Defense Secretary P...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Even during the government shutdown, the Pentagon is still flush with cash.
Thanks to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, $150B in defense funds and $170B for DHS are untouched—fueling border militarization, shipbuilding, and missile defense through 2029.
www.thecipherbrief.com/defense-spen...
Despite the Shutdown, Pentagon Has Billions from the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act'
OPINION — “The [Defense] Department [DoD] will continue to defend the nation and conduct ongoing military operations. It will continue activities funded with any available budgetary resources that hav...
www.thecipherbrief.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Deploying troops from one state to another to police protests is unconstitutional and dangerous. Congress must act now to defend the Posse Comitatus Act. #DefendDemocracy #PeaceEconomyNow @PeaceEconomyProject
October 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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President Trump has authorized deploying the Texas National Guard to Illinois without state consent.

This escalation of military force against U.S. cities is not “security.” It’s the erosion of civilian governance.

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Trump deploying Texas National Guard in Illinois, Pentagon authorizes Chicago mission, officials say
Pritzker said Sunday night the Illinois National Guard was informed members of the Texas National Guard would soon be deployed to Illinois, in addition to Trump's federalization of the Illinois Nation...
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October 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Escalation is not security. Dr. Keith Payne calls for more nukes, but real safety comes from diplomacy, justice, and investment in human needs—not more weapons.
Read our response ↓
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#PeaceEconomy #NuclearDisarmament
Escalation Is Not Security: Why Payne’s Deterrence Doctrine Misses the Point |
In his recent article, “Nuclear Deterrence in Question: How We Got Here, and What to Do,” Dr. Keith B. Payne argues that the United States must urgently expand its nuclear arsenal to “restore deterren...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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As nuclear tensions escalate, nations of the Global South are leading the call for true disarmament.
We don’t need more weapons . We need justice and peace.

👉 truthout.org/articles/as-nuclear-tensions-reach-new-heights-how-can-we-win-global-disarmament

#NuclearDisarmament #PeaceEconomy
As Nuclear Tensions Reach New Heights, How Can We Win Global Disarmament?
Nuclear deterrence is untenable. We need to pursue anti-colonial disarmament.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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🚨 Trump wants to turn U.S. cities into “training grounds” for the military. This is unconstitutional, dangerous, and a step toward authoritarianism. Our neighborhoods are not warzones. #NoMilitarization #PeaceEconomy
October 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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🚨 Boeing is moving Super Hornet work out of St. Louis—putting jobs at risk and leaving communities on edge.
It’s time to invest in a #PeaceEconomy, not endless warplanes.
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Boeing’s Move Puts St. Louis Jobs at Risk—And Communities on Edge |
Boeing has announced plans to relocate its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Service Life Modification (SLM) work away from St. Louis by 2027, shifting the program to sites in San Antonio, Jacksonville, and San ...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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🚨 The federal government is officially shut down.
Looking for answers? The Partnership for Public Service has resources, FAQs, & support hubs for federal employees & the public.
🔗 ourpublicservice.org/shutdown/?ut...
#GovernmentShutdown #PublicService
Everything you need to know about a government shutdown
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working towards effective government for the American people.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Plutonium for Profit? Trump’s plan to divert nuclear weapons material to power AI data centers risks national + global security.
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#PeaceEconomy #NoNukes
Plutonium for Profit: Trump’s AI Energy Plan Endangers Security |
Trump’s plan to divert plutonium from nuclear weapons for AI data centers sparks alarm. Critics warn it endangers U.S. security and global safety.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM