The military-industrial-complex has grown into a monster so powerful that even its earliest critics likely never foresaw its evolution. In the age of Big Tech’s rising power, can anything stop it?
Hedges Report: The Trillion Dollar War Machine
Tag: Military Industrial Complex
Planet Palantir: The Brave New War Machine
William Hartung and Janet Abou-Elias describe how a clique of unhinged techno-optimists is putting humanity at risk.
Australia’s Deepening Involvement in US War on Iran
Australia’s support for the U.S.-Israel war against Iran by hosting of a string of U.S. military bases and providing a ‘spy’ plane to defend the Gulf states is a critical contribution to the U.S. war machine, writes Peter Cronau.
Dreaming of Ending Trump’s $1.5 Trn ‘Dream Military’
Not only is Donald Trump’s colossal military spending bad for the country, but it’s bad for the military and may well wreck what’s left of U.S. democracy, writes William J. Astore.
What Did Palestine Action Do to be Named Terrorists?
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted Brize Norton, the Ministry of Defence can’t substantiate claims about the cost of the damage, reports John McEvoy.
The Return of the War Department
America’s rebranded Department of War promises a new era of endless death and violence, says William Astore.
Droning the Pentagon
An assortment of new firms, born in Silicon Valley or incorporating its disruptive ethos, are beginning to win lucrative military contracts, writes Michael T. Klare.
10 Principles for 21st Century Peace
An extensive and historically unprecedented set of international institutions offer invaluable tools for pursuing what Immanuel Kant called a “federation of free states,” writes Jeffrey Sachs.
The Answer to ‘Full Spectrum Dominance’
The United States is interested in safeguarding the profits of monopoly capital, which carries politicians in Washington around in its pockets like loose change, writes Roger McKenzie.
Scott Ritter: The Best Speech I Never Gave
“I once was corrupted by the hatred that comes from fear generated by ignorance.” The author offers a text of a speech he wrote, but will not be giving at the Feb. 19 antiwar rally in Washington.