As a nation, we have resources and the imagination to make amazing contributions to the survival of the planet and the well being of the world's people. But instead of investing in a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable future, the U.S. has become addicted to an economy based on war.

This Washington Newsletter focuses on the consequences of Pentagon spending and what you can do with FCNL to change it. With the money the U.S. spends on the military we could end childhood hunger, shrink the debt and build an environmentally sustainable future. We need only the will to do it.