William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy and the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex (Nation Books).

Arms SpendingMay 7, 2019

America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think

Each year, Congress approves hundreds of billions of dollars for the US defense budget—but the real number exceeds $1 trillion.

William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
JobsMarch 22, 2019

Pentagon Spending Is a Poor Job Creator

The Trump administration touts weapons spending as the best way to bolster the American economy. It’s not.

William D. Hartung
Executive BranchJanuary 29, 2019

A Former Boeing Executive Is Now Running the Pentagon

Patrick Shanahan, Trump’s new acting defense secretary, has spent an career serving the interests of Boeing’s bottom line. How will he serve the public instead?

William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
US Wars and Military ActionNovember 21, 2018

America’s Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost $5.9 Trillion

Not to mention 240,000 civilian deaths and 21 million displaced. And yet a congressional commission is urging yet more money for a bloated Pentagon.

William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingNovember 1, 2018

The Military Is the Ultimate Special-Interest Group

More money than ever is going towards the least-efficient sector of the economy.

William D. Hartung
FilmOctober 12, 2018

Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment?

A new documentary exposes how and why the Pentagon has let this happen.

William D. Hartung
BudgetsSeptember 25, 2018

Trump’s Space Force Is Putting Us All in Danger

Putting weapons in space is a phenomenal money waster and a threat to global security.

William D. Hartung
Arms SpendingAugust 14, 2018

Donald Trump, Gunrunner for Hire

The administration is fulfilling the National Rifle Association’s wildest dreams.

William D. Hartung
War and PeaceJuly 2, 2018

The Shrinking Ambitions of Donald Trump’s ‘Infrastructure’ Plan

Eighteen months into his administration, no credible proposal has been made.

William D. Hartung
Foreign PolicyMay 10, 2018

How the Saudis Wooed Donald Trump

All it took was flattery, arms, and a little bit of cash.

Ben Freeman and William D. Hartung

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William D. Hartung

Arms SpendingMay 7, 2019

Each year, Congress approves hundreds of billions of dollars for the US defense budget—but the real number exceeds $1 trillion.

JobsMarch 22, 2019

The Trump administration touts weapons spending as the best way to bolster the American economy. It’s not.

Executive BranchJanuary 29, 2019

Patrick Shanahan, Trump’s new acting defense secretary, has spent an career serving the interests of Boeing’s bottom line. How will he serve the public instead?

US Wars and Military ActionNovember 21, 2018

Not to mention 240,000 civilian deaths and 21 million displaced. And yet a congressional commission is urging yet more money for a bloated Pentagon.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Arms SpendingNovember 1, 2018

More money than ever is going towards the least-efficient sector of the economy.

FilmOctober 12, 2018

A new documentary exposes how and why the Pentagon has let this happen.

BudgetsSeptember 25, 2018

Putting weapons in space is a phenomenal money waster and a threat to global security.

Arms SpendingAugust 14, 2018

The administration is fulfilling the National Rifle Association’s wildest dreams.

War and PeaceJuly 2, 2018

Eighteen months into his administration, no credible proposal has been made.

Foreign PolicyMay 10, 2018

All it took was flattery, arms, and a little bit of cash.