Re-purposing America's war machine.

The latter-day Mother Jones pushed her defense contractor employer to turn its swords into plowshares.

A historical parallel that might add to Cole’s well-put points, particularly regarding lawyers defending Guantánamo detainees: John Adams agreed to serve as defense attorney for the British soldiers who fired on Americans in the Boston Massacre. He believed it strengthened the American cause to give the British soldiers a fair trial.

The Obama administration wants to push holistic solutions to national problems–and retooling manufacturers of military hardware into purveyors of solar technology is one.