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Senators want to infect other agencies with 'unfunded' wish lists
Washington Politics

Senators want to infect other agencies with 'unfunded' wish lists

Expanding a controversial budgeting practice that is already being abused to hike military spending is folly


Who needs butter when you got guns? World arms spending reaches $2.5 trillion
Global Crises

Who needs butter when you got guns? World arms spending reaches $2.5 trillion

Between wars and increased tensions, every region saw increases

The Pentagon keeps failing up — on your dime
Military Industrial Complex

The Pentagon keeps failing up — on your dime

A world-spanning grand strategy keeps weapons contractors rich while making Americans less safe

‘Not defendable’: Top enlisted brass blast conditions for soldiers
Washington Politics

‘Not defendable’: Top enlisted brass blast conditions for soldiers

The 'quality of life' for military and their families has become a persistent problem, and it's feeding into the recruitment crisis

VC/DC: Silicon Valley wants its cut of US military spending
Military Industrial Complex

VC/DC: Silicon Valley wants its cut of US military spending

It’s official — the Pentagon is (sort of) becoming a bank

The world weeps while the military industrial complex keeps winning
Military Industrial Complex

The world weeps while the military industrial complex keeps winning

Don't let anyone tell you that the machine is starved — it's close to a trillion dollar payday