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Foreign PolicyMarch 6, 2017
Trump’s Obsession With Generals Could Send Us Straight Into War With Iran
The president’s foreign-policy picks have set the stage for an aggressive military-first administration.
William D. Hartung
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PoliticsFebruary 24, 2017
We Can Fight Trump’s Cuts to Essential Government Programs
His budget agenda has everything do with right-wing ideology and nothing to do with fiscal responsibility.
William D. Hartung
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InequalityFebruary 2, 2017
Trump’s Military Ambitions Could Be Bad News for the Infrastructure He Promised to Improve
Proposed hikes in Pentagon spending wouldn’t just be a foreign-policy blunder—they would also accelerate inequality at home.William D. Hartung
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Election 2016November 22, 2016
Trump’s Victory Is Great News for the Defense Industry
A Pentagon spending binge is on the horizon.
William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingOctober 25, 2016
No Matter Who Wins the Election, Military Spending Is Here to Stay
The military-industrial complex is alive and well, and it’s gobbling up your tax dollars.
William D. Hartung
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Nuclear Arms and ProliferationSeptember 13, 2016
How Did a Nuclear Warhead End Up Lying in a Ditch in Arkansas?
The documentary Command and Control shows just how horrifyingly vulnerable we are to errors involving nuclear weapons.
William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingJuly 26, 2016
The Obama Administration Has Brokered More Weapons Sales Than Any Other Administration Since World War II
The world may be in turmoil, but the American arms industry is cashing in.
William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingMay 24, 2016
How to Disappear Money, Pentagon-Style
Conflating self-interest with the country’s need for security, military officials have kept their spending out of the public eye.
William D. Hartung
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April 11, 2016
Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat
What your tax dollars go towards at America’s defense headquarters.
William D. Hartung
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Arms SpendingMarch 26, 2015
How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon?
When it comes to the Pentagon’s new spending budget, the answer is not more money.
William D. Hartung