In response to this piece reminding us of Eisenhower’s warning about the military industrial complex, my colleague, Plug-In America co-founder Paul Scott writes:
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Examining the Military Industrial Complex
Here’s a wonderful piece that Bernie Sanders made using the words of four-star general and Republican president Dwight D. Eisenhower. Of course, these words were ignored, and now the military industrial complex is a juggernaut at least as powerful as …
The Effects of Some Miraculous Breakthrough in Clean Energy
From my feed at Quora.com: Suppose cold fusion (or some other source of clean and abundant energy) was developed by China. How would this affect the current geopolitical status of the world? What would this mean for oil producers? Would …
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Overturning Citizens United: It’s Happening Before Our Eyes
What a magnificent time to be alive. Last night, the Senate here in the United States did something great: they voted 79-18 to advance a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, meaning that every single senator will be forced to …
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Politics and a Sane Energy Policy
It saddens me when I hear someone say something like, “Oh, I’m not into politics.” While I deeply sympathize with folks who are frustrated by government, I wonder if they know that the word “politics” derives from the Greek politikos, …
U.S. Military Cuts Through the Politics of Clean Energy
I’m not an advocate of war as a means of resolving disputes among nations, and I think the world would be a better place had we taken Dwight Eisenhower’s advice and not created the “military industrial complex” that he so …
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