In this week’s episode, I break down what I think the Biden/Harris ticket could mean for the future of American foreign policy.

I cited a lot of numbers and other things dealing with climate change, defense spending and other topics to support my arguments, so I am linking out to a lot of those sources here. Remember, these links are just starting points for you to do your research. I am just citing these to point to the data I used for today’s episode. 

For defense spending, I cited 2019 numbers from the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. I also mentioned a 2016 Washington Post article about the $125 billion in administrative waste. Here is another good source to track defense spending waste. This year, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Barbara Lee lead efforts in their respective chambers of Congress to amend the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which proposed the budget for the Department of Defense for the upcoming year, by cutting 10 percent from the $740 billion budget. That amounts to around 74 billion. The money would be allocated for social programs, a similar call that activists are making about reallocating money from local police budgets. 

The amendment failed, per The Nation. Sen. Kamala Harris voted against the amendment, but a statement released by her office on July 22 shows she is willing to agree to a cut eventually.

If you want to read more about the Paris Agreement, go here. Some information on greenhouse gases is here. 

The full version of the Iran Deal is here and a shorter explainer is here.

As for the Democratic National Convention platform I read from, you can find that here.

Thank you for listening!