Labor of the US Military-Industrial Complex
Despite record-high military spending now exceeding $1 trillion annually, the arms industry is producing fewer and lower-quality jobs. Once a source of stable, unionized manufacturing work, …
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Trump’s Illegal Invasion of Venezuela Forebodes an Environmental Disaster
The US’s illegal invasion of Venezuela on January 3, 2026 exacerbates global instability, geoeconomic uncertainty, and accelerates atmospheric and biospheric breakdown. Returning Venezuelan oil production to …
The Pentagon is hoarding critical minerals that could power the clean energy transition
In the News – Grist
Critical minerals should not be stockpiled for military use
In the News
Global race to secure critical minerals for weapons threatens climate, warns report
In the News – The Guardian
Mining for War: Assessing the Pentagon’s Mineral Stockpile
The Pentagon is rapidly expanding its stockpile of the so-called “critical minerals” it deems essential for military industries. Many of these same materials—known as energy transition …
Redirecting Energy Transition Minerals from the Pentagon Fleet to the Public Good
The Pentagon is the world’s largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels, but it is also the US federal government’s leader in electrifying some of its transportation—especially …
The Climate Crisis and the US War Machine
Warmaking, and the industries that supply and profit from it, fuels the climate crisis. Only a reparative approach can begin to reverse militarization and environmental breakdown. …
