Category U.S. Congress

Meet the Big 5: How the Military-Industrial Complex Controls Politics

Why, despite public opposition, do military budgets continue to rise and arms sales to authoritarian governments continue? Find some answers here.

Where’s Humanity with an Exploding National “Defense” Budget? by Marie Braun

“The vast bulk of military expenditures today have nothing to do with keeping us safe. And the advocates for war are a small minority – politicians, militarists, weapons makers, oil companies, and relatively small fanatical groups like al Qaeda.”