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Signs of Change? How Americans Turned Disaster and Outrage Into Upheaval

Greg Guma, Maverick Media. January 25, 2012.

Who could ignore the signs of change last year as the Tea Party’s no-nothing rejectionism gave way to a global outcry against economic unfairness and corporate exploitation?

Made in the U.S.A.: Tear Gas, Tanks, Guns and Fighter Planes Used Against Egyptian Protestors Funded and Built by U.S.

Amy Goodman, William D. Hartung, Samer Shehata, Democracy Now!. January 31, 2011.

Following the massive popular uprising, U.S. foreign aid continues to flow to Egypt.

Prophets of War: How Defense Contractor Lockheed Martin Dominates the Military Establishment

William D. Hartung, Nation Books. January 12, 2011.

William Hartung reveals how Lockheed Martin's presence in the U.S. military goes far deeper than mere weapon supplying.

The U.S. Is Shipping Tons of Deadly Weaponry to Pakistan

Jeremy Scahill, TheNation.com. May 12, 2010.

U.S. drones bomb Pakistan regularly. Now, Washington is about to deliver 20 F-16s and surveillance planes to Islamabad along with a thousand 500 lb bombs.

USA Today: Defense Contractors Got H1N1 Vaccine Before Schools and Hospitals Did

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. December 8, 2009.

Among the corporations on the receiving end were Bell Helicopter and Lockheed Martin.

To Democrats Who Voted to "Defund ACORN": Where's the Defund Blackwater Act?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. September 25, 2009.

The witch hunt against ACORN has moved forward while the Obama administration continues to contract with Blackwater, a firm whose criminal conduct is now legendary.

U.S. and India Agree: It's Easier to Blow Up the Planet Than Save It

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: World. July 20, 2009.

The U.S. and India had a much easier time negotiating a multi-billion dollar arms deal than an agreement to protect the environment.

Gates Vows to Fight Congress on Defense Budget

Agence France Presse July 16, 2009.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has proposed cuts to the wasteful F-22 fighter program. "If we can't get this right, what on earth can we get right?" he said Thursday.

Hookers and Blow: Welcome to the RNC

Brave New Films, ABC News AlterNet: Video. September 2, 2008.

Lobbyists and Republicans party while Hurricane Gustav rages.

The Five Secret Billion-Dollar Companies Sucking Obscene Amounts of Taxpayer Money

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. June 26, 2008.

Meet the mystery defense contractors that are raking in billions in taxpayer dollars without notice.