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The Revealing Tidbits Buried in Defense Contractors' Local Records
Here’s some gems about Northrop Grumman's fire equipment, RTX's ethics and Anduril's wildlife challenges I discovered in public records last year.
Jan 15
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Critical State: Trump’s ‘Imperial’ Designs Prompt Competing Nationalisms
If you read just one thing this week … read about the nationalist pushback to Trump's imperialist pivot.
Jan 14
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Trump’s Venezuela Assault, Gaza’s New Year, Humanitarians in the EU, and More
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Jan 12
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India-Pakistan Myths, Pentagon Number Games, Pope Diplomacy, and More
May 19, 2025
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Google suppressed a map of US defense contractor plants. Until we asked why.
Apr 11, 2024
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Boeing labor leader on Gaza bombardment: “We have a special responsibility to speak out”
Nov 7, 2023
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Critical State: Militarism in Munich
Mar 12, 2025
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Inkstick Exclusive: How Two Workers Died Building Hypersonic Missiles in Utah
Oct 10, 2023
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Building Explodes at Northrop Grumman’s Utah Plant for New Nuclear Missile
Apr 16, 2025
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The Year of the Trillion-Dollar US Military Budget Begins. Here’s What to Watch.
We spoke with longtime arms industry analyst Bill Hartung on what to watch as Pentagon spending reaches an unprecedented $1 trillion.
Jan 8
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Critical State: Fallout from Nuuk to Caracas after US Kidnapping of Maduro
If you read just one thing this week … read about the global backlash to the US military incursion into Venezuela.
Jan 7
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Why I Started Inkstick — And Why It Still Matters
A personal thank-you, and a year-end invitation to help carry this work forward.
Dec 31, 2025
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Dec 30, 2025
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The ‘Invasion’ Hoax, AI & Immigration, Murder at Sea, and More
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Dec 22, 2025
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Dec 18, 2025
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Critical State: Border Wall Transforming National Park to Military Zone
If you read just one thing this week … read about the fragile desert landscapes turning into militarized enclaves.
Dec 17, 2025
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