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America Has an Industrial Policy – It’s Run by the Pentagon
Bob Pollin: We need an industrial policy aimed at jobs and a green economy, not massive public spending on the military.
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Ask a Keynesian: With US Borrowing Capped, Won’t More Pentagon Spending Destroy Jobs?
In the current federal budget political context, unnecessary Pentagon spending destroys American jobs.
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If We Cut Aid to Egypt’s Military, Would We Die?
Shouldn't supporters of U.S. inaction in the face of the Egyptian coup and repression - in violation of U.S. law - be forced to explain themselves on the record?
“Astoundingly Disturbing”: Obama Administration Claims Power to Wage Endless War Across the Globe
A Pentagon official predicted Thursday the war against al-Qaeda and its affiliates could last up to 20 more years. The comment came during a Senate hearing revisiting the Authorization …
Pentagon Study Finds 26,000 Military Sexual Assaults Last Year, Over 70 Sex Crimes Per Day
A shocking new report by the Pentagon has found that 70 sexual assaults may be taking place within the U.S. military every day.
How the Pentagon Corrupted Afghanistan
Operation Enduring Freedom mutated into Operation Enduring Corruption.
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US Moves Missile-Tracking Radar Platform Closer to North Korea
The sea-based X-band radar is heading over from Pearl Harbor, a Pentagon official says. The John S. McCain guided missile destroyer is also being sent.
Will Exaggerated Deficit Talks Lead to an “Obama Recession?” We Must Still Ask These Questions
The Washington consensus on economic policy has been used to inflict neoliberalism.
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Turning Tide? Lawmakers Look to Pentagon for Budget Cuts
With the national deficit looming over the country, Obama might look to make cuts to defense spending to balance the budget.
Turtles and Tomahawk Missiles, Together at Last? War is Not the Answer to Climate Change
Accepting and perpetuating the narrative of climate security through a national security framework, opens new and dangerous doors for the national security state.