Military-industrial complex.

  • Militarism.

    Historical documentary on the rise of the military-industrial complex during the 1960s.

  • Juggernaut / by Fred Cook.

    Adaptation of Cook’s Nation article about the American welfare state, and the union of military and business interests.

  • Admiral Rickover : a warning.

    Admiral Hyman Rickover’s testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress just prior to being relieved of command on January 31, 1982. Under the questioning of William Proxmire and Frederick Richmond, he criticizes the Pentagon and the Defense Department, tells how the military is supported by special interests, and comments on nuclear war and the…

  • Defense industries in the Southern states / Sue Thrasher : interviewed by Karl Hess.

    Co-founder of the Institute for Southern Studies in Atlanta, Georgia, discusses the economic impact of the defense industry upon Southern workers, both Black and white.

  • Company state / James Phelan and James Olsen.

    Discussion of the Delaware and DuPont families, and their power in politics.|COMPANY STATE / James Phelan and James Olsen. – SERIES: Washington report| no. 34 – Phelan and Olsen, of the Center for the Study of Responsive Law, discuss the Delaware and DuPont families, paying particular attention to their powerful role in State politics. –…

  • Prelude to the 1960’s and the 1960’s / Ambrose Lane.

    Examination of the need for Americans to participate in the political process in order to alter the direction the United States has taken since 1980. |r.1. Personal experience of growing up in the 1960’s — Segregation in the South — The Growth of the military-industrial complex — The Hope of Kennedy (26 min.) — r.2.…

  • About face : odyssey of an American warrior / David Hackworth ; interviewed by Ian Masters.

    Colonel David Hacworth, author of About Face: Odyssey of an American Warrior, traces how he has changed from a cold warrior into a disarmament activist. Wounded 8 times serving the United States since 1946, he argues that we now need to disarm, but do so logically. The Cold War is over because the two superpowers…

  • Let’s be hot / Helen Caldicott ; produced by Pam Burton.

    Part of seven programs about caring for the earth and the environment.|LET’S BE HOT / Helen Caldicott| produced by Pam Burton. SERIES: Healing the planet : care and repair of planet earth| no. 6 6th in a series of programs about caring for the earth. CONTENT: Caldicott argues that the military-industry complex renewed its usefulness…

  • State of the union : an address / by Gore vidal.

    The writer presents his belief that the U.S. is a country without politics; governed rather by controlling financial interests which have led to a military economy with an inequitable tax system. He proposes a new tax scheme to alleviate this non-productive economy and calls for an end to a garrison or paternalistic state.

  • The Full implications of the military budget : the Dellums hearings.

    Actuality of ad hoc congressional hearings on the defense budget held March 16, 17, 18, 30 31, and April 1. |r.1. Ron Dellums opening comments — r.2. William Fulbright — r.3. John Gaddis and Walter La Feber — r.4. Franklin Holzman — r.5. Bogden Denitch — r.6. Gene Larocque — r.7. Jeremy Stone — r.8.…