Before “filibuster” meant a very long Senate speech, it was a term for a military adventurer who tried to overthrow a foreign government without official state backing. In the 19th century, US-based filibusters launched many expeditions in Latin America — sometimes out of opposition to Spanish colonialism, but more often with the goal of…
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Congress investigates war profiteers while unused guns wait for a job.
Congress calls for new investigations into war profiteers, aiming the spotlight at the contractors. Jacobin reports the guns nobody hired, their presence a reminder of the procurement cycle: weapons bought, never deployed, bills paid, oversight promised. The receipts walk the gap: the call for accountability, the unused inventory. The story lands on the warehouse—tax dollars spent, jobs promised, but the gear stands idle. The stakes are measured in budget lines and rows of unopened crates. The column closes on the next cycle: another hearing, another audit, but the warehouse never empties.
“They say they're hunting the big fish, but the gear never leaves the rack. The lobby cashes in, the trigger never pulls, and the taxpayer foots the bill for the gun that's still boxed. The stakes are your paycheck and the warehouse down the road.”
“It's good that Congress is being proactive about oversight. Sometimes equipment isn't needed; that's just prudent planning. It's not waste if it keeps us safe—wait, does that sound right?”
The receipts
Ninety years after the original Nye Committee exposed the arms industry’s corruption, the Pentagon and its contractors are bigger, richer, and more unaccountable than ever.
This page is a back-issue: the story as it ran, receipts as they were. The current edition is at the front.