William D. Hartung / TomDispatchJan 15, 2025
The Arizona maven has turned his dogged defense of the nuclear industrial complex into a lucrative career. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Maté / The GrayzoneOct 9, 2019
Journalist Aaron Maté and Max Blumenthal of The Grayzone examine Washington's prolonged and potentially explosive proxy war with Russia. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
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William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger / TomDispatchMay 7, 2019
America's military spending has spiraled completely out of control. Lockheed Martin and its cohorts are laughing all the way to the bank. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
A.C. Thompson and Ali Winston / ProPublicaJul 9, 2018
The CEO of Northrop Grumman told employees he was saddened by a report by ProPublica and Frontline concerning Michael Miselis, an aerospace engineer who took part in violence at a Charlottesville, Va., rally last year. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Jeff Cohen / TruthdigApr 10, 2018
Dozens of people compose a U.S. ruling class and preside over a corporate state, but mainstream U.S. media ignore this. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Adam Johnson / FAIRMar 9, 2018
For The New York Times, the United States always seems to be lagging behind the Russian menace. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 24, 2015
“We’re not banning you, we’re just not allowing you access,” a security officer told reporter Ryan Gallagher when he showed up at one of the world’s largest annual counterterrorism events. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 27, 2013
A new drone-mounted surveillance camera, chillingly described as the "Wide Area Persistent Stare," can see and record, all at once, virtually everything happening at ground level in a medium-sized city.A new drone-mounted surveillance camera, known as the "Wide Area Persistent Stare," can see and record virtually everything happening at ground level in a medium-sized city. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 27, 2012
Seoul is seeking four “advanced” surveillance drones priced at a total of $1.2 billion to gather intelligence on North Korea’s activities after the U.S. turns over wartime command of Korean troops -- a legacy of the 1950s Korean War -- later this decade. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 7, 2012
On the heels of a report on the world's 100 leading arms manufacturers comes a detailed look at the Top 10, which made a combined $230 billion off war and other conflict in 2010. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 10, 2008
Unnecessary and extraordinarily expensive, the once-green-lit controversial KC-X midair refueling tanker program has stalled, according to the Pentagon. Any movement on the $40 billion contract to purchase new Air Force tankers will have to wait for the next U.S. administration, a clear sign that military-industrial complex spending is an institutional, rather than administrative, problem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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