This week, Courtney and Alex discuss the news stories from around the world that caught their attention. First, they get into how American arms companies are profiting off of the push for regime change in Venezuela and the military buildup in the Carribean. Next, they unpack the Pentagon's "acquisition reform" — a terrible idea that will make it easier for the military-industrial complex to build and profit off of dysfunctional weapons (this time, with even less oversight!) Finall...
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This week, Courtney and Alex discuss the news stories from around the world that caught their attention. First, they get into how American arms companies are profiting off of the push for regime change in Venezuela and the military buildup in the Carribean. Next, they unpack the Pentagon's "acquisition reform" — a terrible idea that will make it easier for the military-industrial complex to build and profit off of dysfunctional weapons (this time, with even less oversight!) Finall...
In this episode of "Always at War," hosts Courtney Rawlings and Alex Jordan explore how congressional stock trading enables U.S. policymakers to profit off of America’s constant wars and interventions , and speak with Public Citizen’s Savannah Wooten about how the military-industrial complex works to push U.S. military spending higher and higher — now approaching $1 trillion a year. ### Take a deep dive into Congressional war stock trading: https://readsludge.com/2024/09/12/here-are-the-membe...
Always at War
This week, Courtney and Alex discuss the news stories from around the world that caught their attention. First, they get into how American arms companies are profiting off of the push for regime change in Venezuela and the military buildup in the Carribean. Next, they unpack the Pentagon's "acquisition reform" — a terrible idea that will make it easier for the military-industrial complex to build and profit off of dysfunctional weapons (this time, with even less oversight!) Finall...