‘Trillion Dollar War Machine’: Understanding US Militarism

William D. Hartung and Ben Freeman’s extremely timely and necessary book explains how today’s crises are the predictable consequence of an entrenched system of militarism, a politics captured by lobbies and elite self-dealing.   By Joseph Bouchard Nov 19, 2025 Common Dreams   At this very second, Washington is pouring billions into escalations toward a potential invasion of Venezuela that […]