Against the Grain
@radioagainst.bsky.social
A Podcast and Radio Program About Politics, Society, and Ideas Originating from KPFA Radio
http://www.againstthegrain.org
http://www.againstthegrain.org
Ben Freeman discusses the intersection of interests that drive America’s military spending, including the private contractors who receive half of the US military budget and the universities, Hollywood movies, and media funded by the Pentagon or its arms manufacturers.
kpfa.org/episode/agai...
kpfa.org/episode/agai...
The Trillion Dollar War Machine | KPFA
The United States spends over a $100 billion dollars more a year on the military than it did at the height of the Cold War. What does it get year upon year for that money? Since 2001, America’s overse...
kpfa.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Ben Freeman discusses the intersection of interests that drive America’s military spending, including the private contractors who receive half of the US military budget and the universities, Hollywood movies, and media funded by the Pentagon or its arms manufacturers.
kpfa.org/episode/agai...
kpfa.org/episode/agai...