The U.S. has taken aim at China and Russia for at least the last four administrations. Now, higher ups on all sides are warning of heightened tensions and war.
Huge Military Budgets Make Us Broke, Not Safe
Backing down from nuclear war would make us a lot safer than piling more money into the Pentagon.
Conn Hallinan’s 2017 ‘Are You Serious?’ Awards
Under-reported stories from around the world on the military industrial complex, the global class war, and doomsday.
2017 Was a Banner Year for the Arms Industry
Half of Pentagon spending goes to contractors, the military budget is set to skyrocket, and the Trump administration is peddling arms all over the world.
North Korea: The Costs of War, Calculated
Even a limited war with North Korea would kill millions, devastate the environment, and bankrupt the U.S. Preventing it should be the peace movement’s highest priority.
The U.S. Is Stockpiling Nuclear Arms, and the Cost Is Astonishing
We’re spending $1.2 trillion on weapons that invariably make the world a more dangerous place.
The Scale of Pentagon Waste Boggles the Mind, But Congress Keeps Giving Them More
If any other public agency had blown hundreds of billions of dollars, Congress would hold hearings. If it’s the Pentagon, it gets $80 billion more.
Hurricane Donald Hits the Republican Party
If Trump succeeds in ramping up military spending and gutting everything else, we’ll be left with a bunch of nukes and an underfunded state — and no one but China to keep us afloat.
Russia’s Not the Country Benefitting Most from Trump
If Trump is a Manchurian candidate, on whose behalf is he working?
When Trump’s Push Comes to Shove in Europe
In one video clip, a glimpse of the Trump team’s plan to divide Europe, cozy up to right-wing dictatorships, and rally the extreme right.