Donald Trump Is Right About Our Defense Spending (No, Really)

[Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists]( Friday, December 14, 2018 Featured story Opinion [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Donald Trump Is Right About Our Defense Spending (No, Really)]( By Maj. Danny Sjursen — The president has called a record $716 billion budget "crazy." If only he had the will—or the decency—to actually do something about it. [Read more]( Ear to the Ground Environment [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Is Harvard Profiting From California’s Drought?]( Ilana Novick — The university is buying up vineyards and their valuable water rights. [Read more]( Opinion Activism [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Activist Zeros In on Canada’s Indigenous Women]( By Julie Bindel — Cherry Smiley believes the government hasn’t done enough to correct conditions that resulted in nearly 3,000 murdered or missing women since the 1970s. [Read more]( Activism [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Young Activists School the U.N. at Climate Summit]( Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan — At COP24, the gathered heads of state and their climate negotiators would do well to listen to wise youths striving for climate justice. [Read more]( Immigration [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [White House Considers Plan to Deport Vietnam War Refugees]( Jake Johnson — Administration officials could reinterpret an agreement with Hanoi that protects those who immigrated to the U.S. before 1995. [Read more]( [Donate Today!]( [Follow Truthdig on Twitter]( [Follow Truthdig on Facebook]( Truthdig 1158 26th St., No. 443 Santa Monica, CA 90403-4698 This email was sent to {EMAIL}, by newsletter@truthdig.com [Support Truthdig]( | [Contact Us]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Forward To A Friend](