Military Industrial Complex

The Personification of the Military-Industrial Racket

Joe Lauria | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Neocons, Neoconservatives, John McCain, Military-Industrial Complex, Georgia, Randy Scheunemann, Politics News
Joe Lauria

Randy Scheunemann stands as living, breathing proof of the incestuous relationship between the White House, the Pentagon, defense contractors, Congress and foreign governments: the military industrial complex.

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Why Do We Spend So Much On National Security?

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Peak Oil, Federal Budget, Global Warming, Military-Industrial Complex, Middle East, Barack Obama, War, Politics News
Patrick Takahashi

"I've never seen our lack of strategic depth be where it is today." General Richard Cody, Army Vice Chief of Staff TIME, April 14, 2008 Let me see ...

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Empire or Democracy: Are We Ready for the Fall?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Empire, Morality, Democracy, War in Iraq, Economy, Fascism, Military Industrial Complex, Rome, Environment, Immigration, Diplomacy, Credit Crunch, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

As resources are drained, the principles inherent in a democratic republic will be compromised by what is needed to sustain a militaristic empire like the US.

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In Memoriam: War

Steven Weber | Posted 05.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Military Industrial Complex, Memorial Day, Solidiers, Honor, Eisenhower, Iraq, World War, World War II, Politics News
Steven Weber

The war in Iraq is really being sold as The War to Forget War, a war of corporations, a war between brands, a battle between Quisp and Quake; it is war as a game, war as a tactic, war as a ploy.

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Con Games: Irony Man

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Military Industrial Complex, Media, Entertainment, Robert Downey Jr., Movies, War in Iraq, Blockbusters, Entertainment News
Michael Conniff

When Robert Downey Jr., the inherently ironic leading man, arrives on the scene in the Marvel Comics blockbuster Iron Man, you immediately wonder how are you're going to end up liking this hipster merchant of death.

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"McClinton" (The Empire Strikes Back) vs. Obama (Bill Foster Provides A Glimpse of an Obama Presidency)

Paul Abrams | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Bill Foster, Military-Industrial Complex, Earth DayElite, Hillary Clinton, Dennis Hastert, Barack Obama, Bill Foster Obama, President Eisenhower, Establishment, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Barack Obama -- not Hillary Clinton -- actively, with TV ads, supported Bill Foster's attempt to win Dennis Hastert's seat in the House. He won a seemingly unwinnable seat, in a very Republican district.

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Getting Out of Recession Without Getting Into Trouble

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 01.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Economic Slowdown, US Economy, 2008 Recession, Dwight Eisenhower, Military Industrial Complex, Economic Recession, Recession, Economy, Business News
Benjamin R. Barber

How do you get out of recession without encouraging all those bad habits that have gotten us into our economic morass to begin with?

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