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Who Profits from Militarizing the Police?

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Tags Cronyism and CorporatismThe Police StateTaxes and Spending

08/08/2020William D. Hartung

As 20 million Americans fall into unemployment, no crisis is so big that anyone in Washington would think of cutting military spending, including dollars spent on military gear for cops.

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Original Article: "Who Profits from Militarizing the Police?".

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William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy. He is the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.