There are a few good articles in Consortium News (consortiumnews.com) that are in the concept space of military spending in the USA. It is obvious that the Defense budget is obscene. But, beyond that, there are huge long-term expenditures for fighter jets and nuclear submarines. What is the USA planning, war with China? There is…
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Militarization of Domestic Police
This has been clear for some time now. Here is an article about the topic. I note that the article does not mention the amount of local money going to the military-industrial complex from this policy direction.
Another insane Defense spending plan
It’s immediately shocking when one considers how large the USA Defense budget is. The F-35 fighter is projected to cost a little over a trillion dollars (yes, TRILLION). Now I’ve read that they are planning new nuclear submarines, at a cost of $100B. To put this in a (scientific) perspective, then entire international cost of…
The Cycle of Revenge
Why is our US government engaging in the same juvenile behavior as is exemplified in the historic Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Our middle-eastern brothers have a never-ending conflict because they react to violence with violence. This is the same behavior seen in family feuds, schoolyard hatred and gang violence. It is seen throughout human group behavior. Why…