online – Rethinking Warfare Economies with Miriam Pemberton

Join in the conversation with Miriam Pemberton as she discusses her new book Six Stops on the National Security Tour: Rethinking Warfare Economies. The U.S. military economy incorporates hundreds of American communities. This is the first book to connect our national security apparatus to the local level via deeply reported portraits of six carefully selected locations, including military Meccas and out-of-the-way places. They are woven into the warfare economy by bases, nuclear weapons labs, and production sites. Communities covered include Binghamton, NY, home to Broome County Peace Action. 

Ms. Pemberton will be introduced by William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. His work focuses on the arms industry and U.S. military budget.

“A troubling but fascinating travelogue–shows how military spending distorts local economies and distracts the country from its genuine security challenges. Highly recommended.” —Michael Klare, Former Director, Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies

“Solving the problem of economic reliance on war and preparations for war—and its role in shaping budget priorities—will ultimately depend on dramatic changes at the national level. Pemberton lays out the key policies needed to make progress towards a demilitarized economy.” — William Hartung in his book review in The Nation, September 20, 2022.

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