A Former Boeing Executive Is Now Running the Pentagon 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?
Jan 29, 2019 / William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
America’s Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost $5.9 Trillion 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.
Nov 21, 2018 / Editorial / William D. Hartung
The Military Is the Ultimate Special-Interest Group The Military Is the Ultimate Special-Interest Group
More money than ever is going towards the least-efficient sector of the economy.
Nov 1, 2018 / William D. Hartung
Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment? Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment?
A new documentary exposes how and why the Pentagon has let this happen.
Oct 12, 2018 / William D. Hartung
Trump’s Space Force Is Putting Us All in Danger 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.
Sep 25, 2018 / William D. Hartung
Donald Trump, Gunrunner for Hire Donald Trump, Gunrunner for Hire
The administration is fulfilling the National Rifle Association’s wildest dreams.
Aug 14, 2018 / William D. Hartung
The Shrinking Ambitions of Donald Trump’s ‘Infrastructure’ Plan The Shrinking Ambitions of Donald Trump’s ‘Infrastructure’ Plan
Eighteen months into his administration, no credible proposal has been made.
Jul 2, 2018 / William D. Hartung
How the Saudis Wooed Donald Trump How the Saudis Wooed Donald Trump
All it took was flattery, arms, and a little bit of cash.
May 10, 2018 / Benjamin Freeman and William D. Hartung
Donald Trump Is America’s Number-One Weapon Salesman Donald Trump Is America’s Number-One Weapon Salesman
And he couldn’t be prouder of the job he’s doing.
Apr 2, 2018 / William D. Hartung
The Military-Industrial Complex Is on Corporate Welfare The Military-Industrial Complex Is on Corporate Welfare
The Pentagon will get an extra $165 billion over the next two years—that’s even more than Donald Trump asked for.
Feb 27, 2018 / William D. Hartung