What Ike’s military industrial complex speech didn’t say
Eisenhower’s embrace of covert operations helped to seed the complete breakdown of Americans’ trust in its institutions today.
Eisenhower’s embrace of covert operations helped to seed the complete breakdown of Americans’ trust in its institutions today.
New book by a seasoned journalist offers an unvarnished blow-by-blow account of the American war machine.
Turns out the new administration had neither the interest or fortitude to oppose the usual suspects, passing a $777B bill this week.
Brand new report shows industry giants shielded by government demand for the goods and services of war.
But whether our leaders continue to succumb to the power of the arms lobby is an open question.
Critics are going after ‘The Eternals’ for its portrayal of the Hiroshima bombing, but should we be surprised?
Raytheon’s CEO says Congress’s military allotment is more ‘aligned’ with the company’s business interests.
The vaunted Obama-era BCA limits expire today. Sadly, they did nothing to rein in defense spending.
The greased revolving door from the Pentagon to the weapons industry gives former officials easy access for influence peddling.
The promotions were removed for about a month after the internet mocked the clear appearance of a conflict of interest.
A recent article on the company’s secret weapons facility read more like promotional content.
Everyone except the military industrial complex lost the ‘war on terror.’
A $23.9 billion addition to the NDAA would have a greater longterm impact than Congress wants to acknowledge.
CACI is a well-known company with a $907 million contract in Afghanistan — it also has undisclosed ties to think tanks opposed to withdrawal.
Start by asking who benefited from the protracted war, a question that will elicit uncomfortable truths about Washington.
It’s as predictable as the sun rising and setting, but that doesn’t mean we have to accept the games that the Congress and Pentagon play.
A grassroots movement is opposing a package of nearly $100M in subsidies and local handouts for a new Raytheon defense plant in town.
There are a lot of great ideas for cleaning up and repurposing old military bases in the US — the Pentagon just needs a little push.
A new cold war atmosphere will allow the Pentagon to hoard resources that would otherwise go to our greater public health and safety needs.
In response, General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic offered no evidence to refute the claims.
A new report found that military spending around the world got a boost last year despite floundering economies due to COVID-19.