Defense spending

How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon?

How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon? How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon?

When it comes to the Pentagon’s new spending budget, the answer is not more money.

Mar 26, 2015 / William D. Hartung

Michael Moore for President

Michael Moore for President Michael Moore for President

If nominated, I will run. If elected, I will serve.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Michael Moore

The Iraq War Strategy 3.0: If You Can’t Win, At Least Make Money

The Iraq War Strategy 3.0: If You Can’t Win, At Least Make Money The Iraq War Strategy 3.0: If You Can’t Win, At Least Make Money

Iraqis have a saying: “The rug is never sold”—meaning that there’s always more money to be made from any transaction. American defense contractors would agree.

Jan 15, 2015 / Peter Van Buren

The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia

The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia

Renditions, an underground prison and a new CIA base are elements of an intensifying US war, according to a Nation investigation in Mogadishu.

Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Pentagon

The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars

Despite the uproar over reductions to defense funding, less than 1 percent of the Pentagon's beefy $550 billion budget will be cut this year.

Mar 6, 2014 / Mattea Kramer

Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough?

Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough? Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough?

The cuts ought to be seen as only a down payment on the level of defense spending reductions that are really needed.

Feb 25, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Arms Lobby The Arms Lobby

William D. Hartung is the author of "About Face," a World Policy Institute report on the role of the arms lobby in shaping the Bush nuclear doctrine. Click here.

Jun 13, 2002 / Feature / William D. Hartung

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