‘Honk for humane jobs’: NC activists challenge subsidies for weapons maker
A grassroots movement is opposing a package of nearly $100M in subsidies and local handouts for a new Raytheon defense plant in town.
Taylor Barnes is an Atlanta-based journalist who covers military affairs and the defense industry. Her work has appeared in The Intercept, Southerly, Responsible Statecraft, In These Times, Scalawag, CNN, and elsewhere.
A grassroots movement is opposing a package of nearly $100M in subsidies and local handouts for a new Raytheon defense plant in town.
Deep in the military-industrial complex, Alabama anti-war activists stake out a ‘Peace Corner.’
Huntsville, Alabama is teeming with engineers and STEM talent. Some are leaving the defense economy for the clean energy one.