The United States Senate has passed a bill authorizing a record $858 billion in annual military spending, more than what had been requested by President Joe Biden, signaling more intensified US interventionism abroad.

The US was the highest military spender in 2021, with 801 billion US dollars dedicated to the military, equivalent to 30% of the total military spending worldwide that year (2.1 trillion US dollars).

US president Joe Biden admits that the US is falling behind other countries in infrastructure and childcare while massive military spending is taking its toll on the country.

After days of controversy, the US House of Representatives has passed a $1 billion bill to fund Israel's so called Iron Dome missile system.

Five million US jobs could be created with a fraction of the $21 trillion spent over the last 20 years on war and militarization with enough left over to make the electric grid carbon free.

While the country is mourning the loss of lives, the collapse, which led to tens of deaths, points to a bigger problem: a dilapidated US infrastructure.

With a US military budget of over 1700 billion dollars one would think that some of that should be allocated for veterans, yet, not only is that not done, but Veterans are going hungry and are committing suicide on a daily basis.