The Military Industrial Complex at 50: David Swanson on his new book coauthored with Ann Wright, Karen Kwiatkowski, Gareth Porter, and 26 other well known authors
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMsH70DncYDVqq0Z0sVuZOYaW7RaLH5phpo-6M-6AXdeo2jBwtZKquFKeyUKOjvnzBhKX4XLi2k2viFsrylbtKgVKUFBo08iScUI2BALFWc0NsTROqdqIc9Yo6Vtn4_45zKZ6rXJcKw4/s200/david+swanson2.jpg)
We hear about the ever-growing limitations of U.S. Congress due to defense money being sent to members of the House and Senate, plus other ways that corporate power, and military industry affect our lives, and our representative government. Plus new energy in the OWS movement with dates for general strikes and/or protests. Can Americans take a lesson from Nigerians who went out on general strike to protest a large hike in fuel prices?
TRT: 29:01
Download at Pacifica's Audioport here and at Archive.org
OR Archive.org
We discuss the recent passage by the Charlottesville, Va., City Council of a “Resolution Opposing War on Iran”. And David Swanson’s latest book which is co-authored with the authors below: The Military Industrial Complex at 50, or “MIC50” as its being called.
With a host of well known writers, David Swanson offers new context and relevance to America’s defense corporations. He discusses the overall impact of the arms industry on US and international human and civil rights, US foreign and military policy, military operations in the MidEast and other countries, the impact on the economy of defense spending, and new momentum for an Iran strike.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhu85qfsSpF5gdIrfKABKmqoBCgcDYgyKuqpNnyO821MM1rJz9pf00qJdy0YtNts5CjE1n_kiX7rHw3k9O_EGSuTy8kW2JzjSpe1mM8i6hyphenhyphen13XVpfquiZKwaPZQZNegp-bg4BOrN7kn-w/s200/AIR_A-4N_Skyhawks_Israeli.jpg)
Learn more at mic50.org as well as Warisacrime, and davidswanson.org David Swanson also blogs at RootsAction.
The Military Industrial Complex at 50 is co-authored by David Swanson, Ellen Brown • Paul Chappell • Helena Cobban • Ben Davis • Jeff Fogel • Bunny Greenhouse • Bruce Gagnon • Clare Hanrahan • John Heuer • Steve Horn • Robert Jensen • Karen Kwiatkowski • Judith Le Blanc • Bruce Levine • Ray McGovern • Wally Myers • Robert Naiman • Gareth Porter • Chris Rodda • Allen Ruff • Mia Austin Scoggins • Tony Russell • Lisa Savage • Mary Beth Sullivan • Coleman Smith • Dave Shreve • Pat Elder • Jonathan Williams • and Ann Wright.
a href="http://www.blogged.com/directory/society/news-media">