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William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy and the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.

Pentagon Socialism: Militarizing the Economy in the Name of Defense

Both parties in Washington have doubled down on military Keynesianism in the twenty-first century and it looks as if the Trump years, despite possible modest cuts in the Pentagon budget, will continue to be a gilded age for the U.S. military.

November 02nd, 2018

By William D. Hartung

Pentagon Socialism: Militarizing the Economy in the Name of Defense

Given his erratic behavior, from daily Twitter eruptions to upping his tally of lies by the hour, it’s hard to think of Donald Trump as a man with a plan. But in at least one area -- reshaping the economy

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William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy and the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.

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Pentagon Has Emitted Over a Billion Metric Tons of Greenhouse Gases in Its War on Terror

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What Could Be More “Fun” than Covering the Pentagon and All Its “Toys”? Asks the New York Times

Trump’s “Infrastructure” Plan: Pump Up the Pentagon

This year alone will bring total spending on the Pentagon and related agencies (like the Department of Energy where work on nuclear warheads takes place) to $716 billion.

July 03rd, 2018

By William D. Hartung

Trump’s “Infrastructure” Plan: Pump Up the Pentagon

Other than shouting about building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, one of Donald Trump’s most frequently proclaimed promises on the 2016 campaign trail was the launching of a 

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William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy and the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.

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Media Yells “Cut!” When Trump Forgets His Lines and Says Something Anti-War

Art of the Arms Deal: Trump Is Peddling Arms as If There Were No Tomorrow

Donald Trump has headed down a well-traveled arms superhighway, partnering with the likes of Lockheed Martin to sell weapons to dictatorships and repressive regimes that often fuel instability, war, and terrorism.

April 02nd, 2018

By William D. Hartung

Art of the Arms Deal: Trump Is Peddling Arms as If There Were No Tomorrow

It’s one of those stories of the century that somehow never gets treated that way. For an astounding 25 of the past 26 years, the United States has been the leading arms dealer on the planet, at some moments in near 

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William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy and the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.

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The New Pentagon Budget: Corporate Welfare for Weapons Makers

The flood of new funding, which could crush a generation of Americans under a mountain of debt, will make it easier to sustain the seemingly endless seven wars that the United States is fighting in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen. 

February 27th, 2018

By William D. Hartung

The New Pentagon Budget: Corporate Welfare for Weapons Makers

Imagine for a moment a scheme in which American taxpayers were taken to the cleaners to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars and there was barely a hint of criticism or outrage.  Imagine as well that the White House and a majority of the politicians in Washington, no matter the party, acquiesced in the arrangement.  In fact,

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William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy and the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.

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What Could Be More “Fun” than Covering the Pentagon and All Its “Toys”? Asks the New York Times

Top Image: Jared Rodriguez/ Truthout/Flickr)

Nearly 100,000 Pentagon Whistleblower Complaints Have Been Silenced

The US Is Flooding the Planet With High Tech Weapons; What Could Go Wrong?

This year will undoubtedly be a banner year for arms companies.  The only question is: Might it also mark the beginning of a future movement to roll back unconstrained weapons expenditures?

January 12th, 2018

By William D. Hartung

The US Is Flooding the Planet With High Tech Weapons; What Could Go Wrong?

As Donald Trump might put it, major weapons contractors like Boeing, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin cashed in “bigly” in his first year in office. They raked in tens of billions of dollars in Pentagon contracts, while posting sharp 

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William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy and the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.

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US Military greenhouse gas emissions graph

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What Could Be More “Fun” than Covering the Pentagon and All Its “Toys”? Asks the New York Times

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Nearly 100,000 Pentagon Whistleblower Complaints Have Been Silenced

How The Military-Industrial Complex Preys On Troops

Here’s a question for you: How do you spell boondoggle?

The answer (in case you didn’t already know): P-e-n-t-a-g-o-n.

October 12th, 2017

By William D. Hartung

How The Military-Industrial Complex Preys On Troops

Hawks on Capitol Hill and in the U.S. military routinely justify increases in the Defense Department’s already munificent budget by arguing that yet more money is needed to “support the troops.”

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William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy and the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.

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