For some reason, the media treats shelling out trillions on the military like it’s a simple iPhone update.
‘Modernization’ Is Media Code for Military Build-Up
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The Pentagon Is Planning a Three-Front ‘Long War’ Against China and Russia
If you thought the “global war on terror” was a significant overreach for a single power, just wait.
It’s on Us to Stop the War in Yemen
American taxpayers are helping to fight someone else’s war in Yemen, and the blood is on our hands.
How ‘Black Panther’ Sees the World
The film contrasts aloof isolationism with Gates Foundation-style paternalism. It unfairly paints more revolutionary alternatives as narrowly violent.
Remembering Martin Luther King, the Radical for Peace
The late civil rights leader warned prophetically that the U.S. would be trapped in a series of overseas military entanglements while the gap between the rich and poor back home grew ever larger.
Get Ready for Bush 2.0
The president once distanced himself from the Bush legacy. Now he’s brought back the architects of its darkest moments.
Trump to the International Community: Drop Dead
Donald Trump has declared war on human rights — at home and abroad.
Trump’s Quiet Meeting with Saudi Arabia and Israel Portends a Dangerous Collision Course with Iran
An under-the radar gathering at the White House exposes troubling new drifts in U.S. foreign policy.
The State Department Drama Shows Just How Far Trump Will Go for Big Oil
In this White House, the most dangerous industry on earth has a stranglehold on U.S. foreign policy.
Trump, Terrorism, and the Politics of Witch Hunts
It’s ironic that the most powerful man on earth would protest that he’s the subject of a “witch hunt,” especially given his enthusiasm for bombing and torturing people.