Militarization

Tanks on Main Street: The Militarization of Local Police

John W. Whitehead | Posted 03.05.2012

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John W. Whitehead

The American police force is not supposed to be a branch of the military, nor is it a private security force for the reigning political faction.

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The Military and the Commons

David Morris | Posted 11.21.2011

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David Morris

2011 is a historical moment. A worldwide movement has arisen to defend and expand the commons at the same time strong sentiment exists in this country that we cannot continue to police the world.

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The Militarization of Sports -- And the Sportiness of Military Service

William Astore | Posted 09.27.2011

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William Astore

The co-joining of corporate-owned sports teams and events with the military strikes me as more than disturbing. We've created a dangerous dynamic in this country: one in which sporting events are exploited to sell military service for some while providing cheap grace for all.

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Norway Shooter's Mini-14: The "Poor Man's Assault Rifle"

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 09.26.2011

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Josh Sugarmann

The attack in Norway by Anders Behring Breivik, apparently involving a Ruger Mini-14 assault rifle, is only the most horrific of the mass shootings in...

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Gun Industry Militarization Drives Mexico Gun Trafficking

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Firearms Trafficking, Firearms Industry, Violence Policy Center, Mexico, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Gun Industry, Militarization, Atf, US-Mexico Border Violence, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

If Congress wants to find the real causes of the gun traffic to Mexico, it needs to look upstream to the gun industry's callous transformation of the American gun market into one more suited to warfare than sport.

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The Globalization of Militarism

Ismael Hossein-zadeh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ismael Hossein-zadeh

US militarization of the world has a number of ominous consequences for the overwhelming majority or the population the world.

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Dan Froomkin

Props To A Journalist Who Doesn't Get Distracted

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Bases, 9/11, Militarization, Fearmongering, The Nation, Tomdispatch, Tom Engelhardt, Politics News

(Crossposted from NiemanWatchdog.org.) The mainstream media have always been easily distracted and beguiled -- but never more than now, when the next...

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