Another Banner Year for the Military-Industrial Complex Another Banner Year for the Military-Industrial Complex
Opposing Build Back Better while throwing so much more money at the Pentagon marks the ultimate in budgetary and national-security hypocrisy.
Feb 4, 2022 / William D. Hartung
There’s Always More Money for the Pentagon There’s Always More Money for the Pentagon
Meanwhile, we’re told to do more with less.
Dec 15, 2021 / William Astore
“Shameful”: The Democratic-Led House Approves a Massive Military Spending Bill “Shameful”: The Democratic-Led House Approves a Massive Military Spending Bill
“Don’t ever tell me we can’t afford to invest in our communities when we just approved $778 billion for the Pentagon,” said California Representative Barbara Lee.
Dec 10, 2021 / John Nichols
Placing “Guardrails” on the US-China Nuclear Competition Placing “Guardrails” on the US-China Nuclear Competition
A failure to challenge inflated claims about China’s nuclear arsenal will have serious and painful consequences.
Nov 29, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
Our Blind Faith in the Military Will Destroy Us Our Blind Faith in the Military Will Destroy Us
Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you worship.
Nov 24, 2021 / William Astore
I’m a Defense Industry Worker. It’s Time to Cut the Pentagon Budget. I’m a Defense Industry Worker. It’s Time to Cut the Pentagon Budget.
Limitless military spending doesn’t help workers like me. Green, union jobs do.
Nov 19, 2021 / David Story
Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks
The system is working—if you happen to be an arms contractor
Nov 16, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung
Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan
How to avoid US-Chinese military conflict in the Western Pacific.
Oct 27, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
How “Terror Capitalism” Links Uyghur Oppression to the Global Economy How “Terror Capitalism” Links Uyghur Oppression to the Global Economy
The camps in Xinjiang and undocumented work in the US are part of the same continuum of unfreedom.
Oct 12, 2021 / Darren Byler
How Do We Confront America’s Attachment to Violence? How Do We Confront America’s Attachment to Violence?
Its toxicity has penetrated all too deeply into the soul of the nation.
Sep 27, 2021 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug