Christian Sorensen: America’s Militarization of Eastern Europe

Understanding the War Industry by Christian Sorensen

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by Christian Sorensen
Writer, Dandelion Salad
March 6, 2023

“Conflict is the inevitable result of a rapacious US war industry coupled with a Pentagon that behaves like it owns the world.” — Christian Sorensen

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Will Griffin: Origins of the Modern Surveillance State

DC Rally Against Mass Surveillance

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
July 7, 2022

“Since the dawn of capitalism, the capitalist class has had to keep an eye on the working class in order to keep them in check. This surveillance has been around for a long time but the story of the modern surveillance state begins about a century ago.”

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Christian Sorensen: Seizing the War Industry, interviewed by Will Griffin

Understanding the War Industry by Christian Sorensen

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by Will Griffin and Christian Sorensen
Writers, Dandelion Salad
February 5, 2021

The Peace Report on Feb 4, 2021

The war industry is one of the largest and most powerful industries in the United States. This industry in currently in the hands of the imperialist class, who continue to manufacture weapons which influence US policy and the economy to a great degree. What would the industry look like if the working-class seized it?

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The Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex Study Guide, by Christian Sorensen

Understanding the War Industry by Christian Sorensen

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by Christian Sorensen
Writer, Dandelion Salad
January 21, 2021

INTRODUCTION

Capitalism—the system by which a relatively tiny group owns the means of production and enriches themselves through hoarding the workers’ surplus value, transforming the natural world into goods and services—is inherently destructive, exploitative, and polluting. Capital is concentrated in very few hands. The richest one percent own half of the world’s wealth (Frank, CNBC, 14 Nov 2017), and the three wealthiest humans in the United States own more wealth than the bottom fifty percent of the population of the country (Kirsch, Forbes, 9 Nov 2017). This trend of the rich getting richer only accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Billionaire wealth skyrocketed while the masses suffered.

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Christian Sorensen: Introduction to U.S. Military Contracting Announcements

Understanding the War Industry by Christian Sorensen

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by Christian Sorensen
Writer, Dandelion Salad
September 28, 2020

C.P. Sorensen on Sep 25, 2020

Every duty day around 5PM Eastern, the Pentagon issues contracting announcements (www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts). This video offers a brief introduction to these announcements.

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Christian Sorensen: Military Contract Literacy

Understanding the War Industry by Christian Sorensen

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by Christian Sorensen
Writer, Dandelion Salad
July 3, 2020

C.P. Sorensen on Jun 27, 2020

I analyze three military contracts from Friday, 26 June 2020, and explain some features of the U.S. military-industrial-congressional triangle (popularly known as the military-industrial complex).

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The Top Driving Force Behind Wars Is The War Industry, by David Swanson

Understanding the War Industry by Christian Sorensen

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by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Let’s Try Democracy
May 29, 2020

I’m adding Christian Sorensen’s new book, Understanding the War Industry, to the list of books I think will convince you to help abolish war and militaries. See the list below.

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Christian Sorensen: War Industry Muster–Intro to Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

Stop Arming Israel

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by Christian Sorensen
Writer, Dandelion Salad
September 25, 2019

C.P. Sorensen on Aug 10, 2019

Today’s episode of War Industry Muster introduces foreign military sales, or FMS.

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Christian Sorensen: War Industry Muster–Why Work for the War Industry? + Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab is a Part of the War Industry

Starting the protest against US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.

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by Christian Sorensen
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 18, 2019

C.P. Sorensen on Jun 13, 2019

Welcome to the War Industry Muster. In this episode we analyze how people justify working for the U.S. war industry.

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Christian Sorensen: War Industry Muster–The Corporate Underpinnings of the Special Relationship

"Corporate Sponsored Endless War" at London's Science Museum.

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by Christian Sorensen
Writer, Dandelion Salad
April 3, 2019

C.P. Sorensen on Mar 31, 2019

The U.S. war industry is comprised of the corporations that develop, market, and sell weapons of war and related goods & services to the Pentagon and allied regimes. In this episode of War Industry Muster we analyze the corporate underpinnings of the Special Relationship.

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Christian Sorensen: War Industry Muster–War Is A Racket

War is Money (Encourage people to consider how our socio-economic-cultural system incentivizes and rewards aggressions and other harmful behaviors/activities.)

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by Christian Sorensen
Writer, Dandelion Salad
March 26, 2019

On Industry Leadership

C.P. Sorensen on Mar 19, 2019

The U.S. war industry is comprised of the corporations that develop, market, and sell goods and services to the Pentagon and allied regimes around the world.

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