Military Industrial Complex
Cutting the Pentagon budget by $1 trillion? It can be done.
But whether our leaders continue to succumb to the power of the arms lobby is an open question.
November 10, 2021
Mandy Smithberger
Military Industrial Complex
America's nearly $1.3 trillion national security budget isn't making us any safer
A shift in spending toward urgent priorities like addressing the possibility of future pandemics would be a far better investment in “national security.”
July 03, 2021
Military Industrial Complex
Why the Pentagon budget never goes down
A new cold war atmosphere will allow the Pentagon to hoard resources that would otherwise go to our greater public health and safety needs.
May 15, 2021
Military Industrial Complex
The Pentagon, first, last, and always
Make no mistake: the addiction to Pentagon spending is a bipartisan problem in Washington.
March 08, 2021
Washington Politics
How the national security state has come to dominate a 'civilian' government
The immediate crises of the American republic should be clear enough right now: responding to the pandemic and restoring our civilian democracy.
January 31, 2021
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