Tag Archives: Military-Industrial Complex

Chart of the Day

Posted on November 5, 2011 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

via Brian Beutler of TPM Yup, $0.00. The GOP plan contained about $2.2 trillion in cuts — well over the $1.2 trillion minimum required of the Super Committee by the debt limit law. That left the Republicans ample room to … Continue reading →

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Closeted Keynesians

Posted on October 28, 2011 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

The Republicans love job-killing spending cuts, unless those cuts and jobs happen to come out of the Military Industrial Complex that is. With just a under a month until the deficit Super Committee must recommend policies that cut the 10 … Continue reading →

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Why We Fight

Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:45 am by Bob Cesca

Yesterday was the anniversary of President Eisenhower’s farewell address in which he warned against the influence of the military industrial complex. So here, presented in full, is the phenomenal documentary Why We Fight. This is arguably the finest documentary of … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 7:54 pm by Bob Cesca

“Anyone notice that the pres signed a $680 BILLION defense approp bill in the midst of our debates about $90b a yr for hc?” —The Nation‘s Chris Hayes via Twitter And, as Ezra notes, the $680 billion is for one … Continue reading →

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The Best News of the Week

Posted on September 22, 2009 at 4:07 pm by Bob Cesca

The House Democrats continue to show some serious moxy: The congressional legislation intended to defund ACORN, passed with broad bipartisan support, is written so broadly that it applies to “any organization” that has been charged with breaking federal or state … Continue reading →

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The F-22 Is Done

Posted on July 21, 2009 at 4:15 pm by Bob Cesca

BooMan reports: The Pentagon says we don’t need any more F-22 fighters and President Obama has threatened to veto any defense appropriations bill that includes funding for more of them. However, the Appropriations Committee of both Houses put money in … Continue reading →

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Why We Fight

Posted on June 28, 2009 at 12:42 pm by Bob Cesca

One of the finest documentaries of the last 10 years is Why We Fight, which details the rise of the military-industrial establishment. Here’s an example of how the system has Congress by the nards: Lawmakers defy veto threat on F-22 … Continue reading →

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