military industrial complex

BFP Exclusive Report- A Distillation of DOD Funding Priorities for July 2014

DOD spent$15,136,162,557+ on 265 individual contracts in July 2014
The Pentagon issues a jumbled list of contracts every business day around 5:00PM local time. Our project distills an entire month of these contracts into an accessible form.
The Department of Defense (DOD) spent at least $15,136,162,557 on 265 individual contracts during July 2014.
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BFP Exclusive Report- A Distillation of DOD Funding Priorities for June 2014

DOD Spent $34,247,537,088+ on 276 Individual Contracts in June 2014
The Pentagon issues a jumbled list of contracts every business day around 5:00PM local time. Our project distills an entire month of these contracts into an accessible form.
The Department of Defense (DOD) spent at least $34,247,537,088 on 276 individual contracts during June 2014.
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The EyeOpener Report- Debunking the “War is Good for the Economy” Myth

No, WWII Did Not End The Great Depression!
The idea that Great Depression was finally brought to an end by the onset of WWII has been staple of history textbooks, documentaries and various war propaganda for decades. This myth continues to be perpetuated to the present day. The idea that war is good for the economy is, needless to say, a fallacious argument which itself is based on incorrect economic data.
Find out more about the truth behind the war economy myth in this week’s EyeOpener report with James Corbett.

BFP Exclusive Report- A Distillation of DOD Funding Priorities for May 2014

DOD spent $13,443,306,335+ on 249 individual contracts in May 2014
The Pentagon issues a jumbled list of contracts every business day around 5:00PM local time. Our project distills an entire month of these contracts into an accessible form.
The Department of Defense (DOD) spent at least $13,443,306,335 on 249 individual contracts during May 2014.
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BFP Exclusive Report- A Distillation of DOD Funding Priorities for April 2014

DOD spent $29,177,364,278+ on 238 individual contracts in April 2014
The Pentagon issues a jumbled list of contracts every business day around 5:00PM local time. Our project distills an entire month of these contracts into an accessible form.
The Department of Defense (DOD) spent at least $29,177,364,278 on 238 individual contracts during April 2014.
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BFP Exclusive Report- A Distillation of DOD Funding Priorities for March 2014

DOD spent $34,742,395,713+ on 244 individual contracts in March 2014
The Pentagon issues a jumbled list of contracts every business day around 5:00PM local time. Our project distills an entire month of these contracts into an accessible form.
The Department of Defense (DOD) spent at least $34,742,395,713 on 244 individual contracts during March 2014.
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With Mike Rogers Quitting Congress, Wouldn't It Be Great To Get Rid Of The Other Surveillance State Shill On The Intelligence Committee? Meet Challenger Paul Rundquist

You may have learned this month, as I did, that Surveillance State shill "Dutch" Ruppersberger of Maryland has an energetic young primary opponent, Paul Rundquist. MD-02, most of which is part of Baltimore County (with pieces of Anne Arundel, Howard and Hartford), is solidly blue, with a PVI of D+10.