Month: May 2021

What does my generation have to look forward to?

May 21, 2021 Steve Downey

by Steve Downey Remarks delivered at the People & Planet, not Profits Tax Day rally in Boston, MA on May 17th 2021. What does my generation have to look forward to in the future? A future of rationed health care where we and our loved […]

No More Money for the Doomsday Machine. No New Cold War with China

May 21, 2021 Joseph Gerson

by Joseph Gerson Remarks delivered at the People & Planet, not Profits Tax Day in Boston, MA on May 17th 2021. Counting the dark money so-called intelligence agencies, DOE nuclear weapons spending, the Pentagon’s Overseas Contingencies slush fund, and the Pentagon’s core budget of more […]

Erik Edstrom speaks about cutting the military budget at a Tax Day event on May 17th in Boston.

The Patriotic Case for Cutting Our Bloated Military Budget

May 21, 2021 Erik Edstrom

by Erik Edstrom Remarks delivered at the People & Planet, not Profits Tax Day in Boston, MA on May 17th 2021. My name is Erik Edstrom. I am 35 years old. I am a veteran of the Afghan War. And like the rest of my […]

Protesters gather at the Tip O'Neil Federal Building on Tax Day 2021 to demand that their tax dollars go towards the people and the planet and not the profits of the wealthy and corporations. (Photo by Minetaka Shimada/ Akahata)

Tax Day Standout: People and Planet, not Profits

May 20, 2021 Alec Neilly

On May 17th, activists took to the streets to demand that our tax dollars go towards the people and the planet, and not towards the profits of the wealthy and corporations. 17 speakers spoke at the event; you can watch the video here. Some of […]

Biden-Harris and Immigration: Can Justice Be Achieved?

May 20, 2021 Sunny Robinson

by Sunny Robinson During his campaign, Biden promised substantive change in immigration policy and meaningful renewed aid for the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, from which a large percentage of current migrants are coming –assistance that they say would address the […]

Biden is Accelerating the Pace of the New Cold War with China

May 20, 2021 Joseph Gerson

by Joseph Gerson While its stated goals are to be “tough” with China and to “shape the contours of China’s rise,” the Biden administration’s provocative military operations and rhetoric are increasing the danger that an unintended incident, accident, or miscalculation could trigger an armed conflict […]

Peace doves fly on the grounds of the historic Hazrat-i-Ali mosque, in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. The doves are part of a campaign launched by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in observance of the International Day of Peace. (UN Photo/Helena Mulkerns)

Biden’s Initial Steps in the Middle East Are Positive, But Not Enough

May 20, 2021 Jeff Klein

by Jeff Klein There is some good, if tentative, news regarding the Biden administration’s changes in Middle East policy that may lead to a long-term decrease in the US military footprint and may lessen the threat of new armed conflicts in the region. (Unfortunately, it […]