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Obama limits US spying on the anniversary of Eisenhower’s warning about the military-industrial complex

Conflict & Justice

Whether by accident or design, President Obama chose an interesting day to deliver his speech on the future of government surveillance. The speech fell on the anniversary of President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, warning about the threat of the emerging national security state.

Expansive definition for ‘weapon of mass destruction’ gives prosecutors the power

Global Politics

Evidence mounts, indicating Syria may be using chemical weapons

Global Politics

‘Ike’s Bluff’ Examines President Eisenhower in a New Nuclear World

Global Politics

Lessons from Ike if Iran Goes Nuclear

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The Eisenhower Memorial v. The Eisenhower Family

President Dwight D. Eisenhower is most commonly remembered as a vocal opponent of communism and a leader who ushered in one of America’s most prosperous eras.  But a new national memorial in Washington D.C. offers a different image: designed by famed architect Frank Gehry, the proposed monument features Eisenhower as a young, barefoot boy in Abilene, […]

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Going Hollywood

Environmental themes have been slipping into recent movies and television programs–a trend that isn’t entirely an accident. Two Hollywood organizations have been lobbying writers and actors to green-up their work. Celeste Wesson reports.

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The Peace Dividend that Wasn’t

In the mid-1990’s the Clinton White House vowed to transform the U.S. arms industry. The administration offered weapons makers grants to turn their technological expertise to peaceful pursuits. Few arms producers were enticed to make the switch. But as Pippin Ross reports, several firms who did turned a handsome profit.

Contaminated Water

Soldiers in Iraq may have been exposed to polluted water, a company whistleblower says, causing a number of mysterious illnesses among troops.

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Fifty years of the military industrial complex

What was the military industrial complex initially? And what has it become over time?

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