How Military Contracting Hides Human Costs and Increases Inequality
Some 8,000 U.S. contractors have died abroad since 9/11, compared to 7,000 U.S. troops.
Nobody in the White House Is Part of ‘The Resistance’
They admit Trump’s dangerous, but they’ll stick with him as long as he cuts billionaires’ taxes, deregulates corporations, and feeds the military-industrial complex.
The Little Agency That Could Have Tamed the Military-Industrial Complex
The Pentagon’s Office of Economic Adjustment mostly missed its chance to wean communities off America’s dependence on defense economics.
America Must Choose Diplomacy Over War
This is what a non-imperial, truly internationalist foreign policy would look like.
The $1.7 Trillion Status Expenditure
The logic of military spending leads countries to effectively destroy their own property and burn down their own villages.
The War Machine
IPS’s Peter Certo joins Telesur for an in-depth look at U.S. foreign policy as it relates to ISIS, Saudis, Syria, and more.
Congress Mulls Iran Nuclear Pact
The U.S. military-industrial complex plays a role as Congress considers rejecting the Iran nuclear agreement despite the potential cost of war.
Beating Swords Into Solar Panels: Re-Purposing America’s War Machine
Why should we maintain our grossly expensive military-industrial complex when tax dollars are so desperately needed at home?
America’s Warfare Welfare State
The United States has been at war for more years than it has been at peace. War is not a “last resort,” something we fall back on when diplomacy, sanctions and other tools fail. It has become our normal condition.
The State of the Military-Industrial Complex Is Strong
If weapons orders get diverted, so do campaign contributions.
Defense Industry Scare Tactics Won’t Create Jobs
Neither party adequately addresses the largest item in the discretionary budget: the Pentagon.
Senators Moving On To The Next War
Bi-partisan group in the Senate remains fully committed to ignoring all evidence in their quest to bomb Iran.
Author Event: Prophets of War
paperback release.
Shiny New War
This is not your father’s Oldsmobile.
War: The Wrong Jobs Program
Can we run our economy on military spending?