US Funds Israeli War, Sacrifices Rural Libraries
While small-town America's libraries face budget axes and ICE raids, begging for scraps, Washington finds endless billions for foreign military interventions. Remember when Congress quickly passed HR 815 , funneling $14 billion in military aid to Israel, with nary a debate on how it might affect our own communities? The same lawmakers who lament budget austerity at home somehow discover
overflowing coffers for cluster bombs abroad. One might wonder if prioritizing overseas conflict over crumbling domestic infrastructure is a feature, not a bug, of our political economy. When essential community services wither, and the 'slowing economy' becomes a convenient scapegoat, it’s worth asking: where did all the money actually go? It certainly didn't go to keeping the local library open
for the kids whose parents are being raided by immigration.