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William Hartung

Congress
Washington Politics

Congress poised to do less oversight on arms sales

New bills would continue to chip away and the legislative branch's role in shaping US foreign policy

Lockheed Martin
Military Industrial Complex

Wear the war machine with Lockheed Martin merch

The weapons industry is turning to branded hoodies and cargo pants to launder its increasingly unpopular image

Lockheed Martin NASA
Military Industrial Complex

The Pentagon spent $4 trillion over 5 years. Contractors got 54% of it.

Advocates of higher military spending often say its to 'support the troops.' Not exactly.

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5 ways the military industrial complex is a killer

Congress is poised to add $150 billion to the defense budget this week. Let's take a look at where that goes

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Military Industrial Complex

New DoD EO wants to ax problem programs, but read the fine print

Even if eligible systems are cut, the savings likely will be diverted to shiny, but unproven, new tech toys