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US nuke panel packed with weapons industry interests
Military Industrial Complex

US nuke panel packed with weapons industry interests

Nine of 12 members of the commission proposing a bigger, better arsenal have financial ties to defense contractors.

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Washington Politics

Saudi sportswashing stonewalls the Senate

Saudi Arabia is doubling down on the veil of secrecy surrounding its attempt to effectively control the international game of golf.

Sportswashing: A masterstroke of foreign influence operations (Video)
Washington Politics

Sportswashing: A masterstroke of foreign influence operations (Video)

While you are thinking about your favorite teams and stars you are not thinking about Saudi Arabia's crimes and human rights record.

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Military Industrial Complex

How weapons firms influence the Ukraine debate

'Experts' from defense industry funded think tanks are flooding the media, pushing for more arms without disclosing their benefactors.

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Military Industrial Complex

This is not your grandparents' military industrial complex

Arsenals of influence, the consolidation of contractors, the blob — all would make Eisenhower blink with unrecognition.