Defense Industry 
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SOURCE: TomDispatch
5/24/2022
The Arsenal of Autocracy
by William Hartung
If the current global situation is getting you down, think of the arms manufacturers: they're doing great.
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10/24/2021
Why Is Pentagon Spending Rising When "We Can't Afford" Everything Else?
by Lawrence Wittner
The self-interest of politicians and defense contractors, not popular demand or military necessity, is driving a new US military buildup that continues unabated even as other vital national priorities go begging.
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SOURCE: TomDispatch
9/19/2021
After Afghanistan: Will Peace Get a Chance?
by William Astore
"Here’s the rest of my message to my fellow citizens. Stop rewarding the Pentagon and its failed generals and admirals with yet more money."
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SOURCE: TomDispatch
3/4/2021
Rewarding Failure
by William Astore
One place a little cancel culture could come in handy is in the halls of the Pentagon, where costly and pointless weapons programs prove impossible to kill off.
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