In this educational video Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of CODEPINK, author and activist, talks about the military industrial complex – its history and the cultural role it plays in our society. In addition Benjamin surfaces the effects that the military industrial complex has on our democracy and security and whether mainstream media and politics undertake an adequate job on shedding light on it.
VIDEO: The Military Industrial Complex & Activism – Part 1
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- www.youtube.com (29.01.2015) – „“Get out of here you low life scum.” (C-SPAN)” , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP9In2fNs84, Author: C-SPAN