The Military/Security Complex Is Bankrupting America
Corrupt politicians and neoliberal economists tell the lie that America cannot afford Medicare and Social Security. How then can America afford the $1.1 trillion annual military/secrity budget?
http://news.antiwar.com/2017/05/30/us-eyes-1-1-trillion-national-security-budget-for-2018/
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Statement from President Barack Obama on the Paris Climate Agreement:
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