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Book talk by Sean McFate, Part 2

Book talk by Sean McFate, Part 2 Book talk by Sean McFate, author of The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Book talk by Sean McFate, Part 1

Book talk by Sean McFate, author of The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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9 surprising industries getting filthy rich from mass incarceration

Sunday, Feb 22, 2015 08:00 AM EST 9 surprising industries getting filthy rich from mass incarceration Private prison companies aren’t the only ones benefiting from America’s prison-industrial complex Alex Henderson, AlterNet… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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BAH cuts may hit troops in privatized housing

BAH cuts may hit troops in privatized housing By Karen Jowers, Staff writer 3:48 p.m. EST February 19, 2015 (Photo: Corvias Military Living) CONNECT 59 TWEET 1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Troops living in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The perils of outsourcing post-conflict reconstruction: donor countries, international NGOs and private military and security companies

Conflict, Security & Development Volume 15, Issue 1, 2015 The perils of outsourcing post-conflict reconstruction: donor countries, international NGOs and private military and security companies Nikolaos Tzifakis & Asteris Huliaras pages… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice

Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice Author: Baggiarini, Bianca Source: St Antony’s International Review, Volume 9, Number 2, February 2014, pp. 9-23(15) Publisher: St Antony’s International Review Abstract: This… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Privatising the war on drugs

Third World Quarterly Volume 35, Issue 8, 2014 Privatising the war on drugs  Christopher Hobsona* pages 1441-1456 Abstract A defining feature of the ‘9/11 wars’ has been the prominent role played… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Citizenship and the contracting out of military work: from national conscription to globalized recruitment

 Citizenship Studies Volume 18, Issue 6-7, 2014 Citizenship and the contracting out of military work: from national conscription to globalized recruitment  Maya Eichlera* pages 600-614 Received: 26 Jul 2013 Accepted: 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Jeb Bush in ’95: We Need More For-Profit Prisons

Jeb Bush speaks at the ALEC’s 40th annual meeting in Chicago, August, 2013. (photo: M. Spencer Green/AP) Jeb Bush in ’95: We Need More For-Profit Prisons By Patrick Howell O’Neill, The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Captive Market

“I was looking for businesses that would be less volatile and that would perform better in a recession,” Tobey Sommer, a senior equity-research analyst with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a bank based… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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