Spencer Sunshine wrote this article for YES! Magazine. Spencer is an Associate Fellow at Political Research Associates, and has worked with Oregon’s Rural Organizing Project. Follow him on Twitter @transform6789.
The senator criticizes lawmakers for prioritizing the military-industrial complex over working families as the Senate advances a near $1 trillion defense budget.
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