Last Year, You Spent More Than a Month’s Rent on Pentagon Contractors
A dollar by dollar look at how our taxes enrich military contractors — at the expense of things that actually make us secure.
America’s Merchants of Death Then — and Now
More Afghan-like tragedies will be inevitable until we squeeze the personal profit out of prepping for war.
The Civil War Didn’t End Slavery After All
The American prison system is a massive — if invisible — part of our economy and social fabric.
Mitch McConnell’s War on Iran — and Boeing?
The only people who get hurt if Congress slaps new trade sanctions on Iran are U.S. aviation companies.
Indefensible: The Truth about Pentagon Spending
A mountain of misleading rhetoric from big Pentagon contractors has buried the facts.
Stop Corporate Tax Dodging: Talking Points and Background Information
Most of us pay more in taxes than many U.S. corporations, and corporate tax avoidance has increased dramatically in the last 50 years.
No More Deals with Unscrupulous Government Contractors
The top 100 federal contractors have racked up more than $20 billion in fines, penalties, and restitution in hundreds of instances of fraud and other kinds of misbehavior since 1995.
Why the U.S. Won’t Cut Ties With Israel
Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak was in Washington — again — last week, but Israel’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, is nowhere to be seen. What’s up with that?
Boeing’s Virtual Fence is a Real Boondoggle
The government should scrap Bush’s fantasy of virtually walling off the Mexican border–along with its corporate largesse.
Border Boondoggle
DHS hands out huge contract to Boeing for dubious border surveillance project.
Pro-Life
How come “pro-life” forces seem to tolerate practices that lead to the death of innocent people?
Militarizing the Border While the World Burns
It’s fair to ask what the makers of exotic fighter aircraft know about wall building that a garden-variety American construction company doesn’t.
Missile Defense Program Wasteful and Unnecessary
More money does not equal more security.