The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives, by Nick Turse, is a chilling, almost incredible investigation into the presence of the defence industries in our daily lives.
Nick Turse is a historian who has written for the Los Angeles Times, The Nation and the Village Voice and many online sites. He is thirty years old.
"This is a deeply disturbing audit of the Pentagon's influence on
American life, especially its subtle conscription of popular
imagination and entertainment technology. If Nick Turse is right,
the 'Matrix' may be just around the corner."--Mike Davis, author of
"Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb""When President
Eisenhower warned of the dangers to democracy posed by the
military-industrial complex, he had no idea how far it would
penetrate into every aspect of our everyday lives. In impressive
detail, Nick Turse shows how the military is now tied to everything
from your morning cup of Starbucks to the video games your kids
play before turning in for the night. It's not just political
anymore--it's personal. Turse sounds the alarm bell about the
militarization of everyday life. Now it's up to us to do something
about it."--Bill Hartung, author of "How Much Are You Making on the
War Daddy?""Nick Turse's searing, investigative journalism reveals
just how deeply embedded
“This is a deeply disturbing audit of the Pentagon’s influence on
American life, especially its subtle conscription of popular
imagination and entertainment technology. If Nick Turse is right,
the ‘Matrix’ may be just around the corner.”—Mike Davis, author of
"Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb"“When President
Eisenhower warned of the dangers to democracy posed by the
military-industrial complex, he had no idea how far it would
penetrate into every aspect of our everyday lives. In impressive
detail, Nick Turse shows how the military is now tied to everything
from your morning cup of Starbucks to the video games your kids
play before turning in for the night. It's not just political
anymore—it’s personal. Turse sounds the alarm bell about the
militarization of everyday life. Now it’s up to us to do something
about it.”—Bill Hartung, author of "How Much Are You Making on the
War Daddy?"“Nick
"This is a deeply disturbing audit of the Pentagon's influence on
American life, especially its subtle conscription of popular
imagination and entertainment technology. If Nick Turse is right,
the 'Matrix' may be just around the corner."--Mike Davis, author of
"Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb""When President
Eisenhower warned of the dangers to democracy posed by the
military-industrial complex, he had no idea how far it would
penetrate into every aspect of our everyday lives. In impressive
detail, Nick Turse shows how the military is now tied to everything
from your morning cup of Starbucks to the video games your kids
play before turning in for the night. It's not just political
anymore--it's personal. Turse sounds the alarm bell about the
militarization of everyday life. Now it's up to us to do something
about it."--Bill Hartung, author of "How Much Are You Making on the
War Daddy?""Nick Turse's searing, investigative journalism reveals
just how deeply embedded in our lives the war-making system is and
why we should be viscerally alarmed. He exposes how, with a growing
contingent of corporate/entertainment/academic/media collaborators,
the Pentagon has not only garrisoned the globe, but come home to
dominate the United States. For anyone interested in understanding
the crisis this country is in, "The Complex" is indispensable
reading."--Dahr Jamail, author of "Beyond the Green Zone""Americans
who still think they can free themselves from the clutches of the
military-industrial complex need to read this book. For example,
the gimmicks the Pentagon uses to deceive, entrap, and sign up
gullible 18 to 24 year-olds are anything but voluntary. Nick Turse
hasproduced a brilliant expose of the Pentagon's pervasive
influence in our lives."--Chalmers Johnson, author of" Nemesis: The
Last Days of the American Republic"
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