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The Future of Techno-War
Will the Pentagon’s Techno-Fantasies Pave the Way for War with China?

Trump World 2025
The most terrifying war that Trump is planning is his attack on America.

More Butterflies, Fewer Billionaires: Unrigging the Global Economy
The world has one last shot at reducing global inequality and saving the planet.

Climate Is the Fight of Our Lifetime. Our Federal Budget Should Reflect That.
More than half of discretionary spending goes to the military. Only a tiny fraction addresses the most urgent threat to our security.

U.S. Claims to Central Pacific Flout International Law
There is no legal basis for the United States to control the large oceanic area that includes the compact states.

How Brute Violence Became Egypt’s Answer to Virtually Everything
Ten years ago, the country’s security forces killed over 800 protestors in broad daylight. Today, no critic is spared in the dictatorship, which receives ample U.S. military aid.

A Global Maui Moment
The most devastating war on the planet is the war waged against the planet.

Challenging Mining Corporations at the International Level
What can you do when you’ve run out of options at the local and national levels?

From the Partial Test Ban Treaty to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World
A ban is within reach, but only with renewed public pressure.

Remembering Salvador Allende and the Chilean Counterrevolution
It wasn’t only the United States that overthrew the Chilean leader.