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Addicted to War: The ABC's of U.S. Military Spending

Addicted to War: The ABC's of U.S. Military Spending

FromThe Socialist Program with Brian Becker


Addicted to War: The ABC's of U.S. Military Spending

FromThe Socialist Program with Brian Becker

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On today's episode we discuss the military-industrial complex in the wake of the nuclear submarine deal between the United States and Australia, which sparked a diplomatic crisis with France. A new alliance between the US, Australia and the UK trashed a submarine deal France had with Australia worth tens of billions of dollars, awarding the sale instead to the United States. How does the war economy help keep U.S. capitalism afloat?
Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can check out his work at rdwolff.com.
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Released:
Sep 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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