I treated wounded GIs from Vietnam. I saw carnage that seldom makes its way into harrowing war stories like “They Shall Not Grow Old.”
The New Congress Can End Wars and Constrain the ‘Deep State.’ Will It?
Congress ended the Vietnam war, exposed horrific CIA and FBI abuses, and halted them. Where’s that energy now?
Why We Need a Congress that Cares About Foreign Policy
Congressional apathy toward our wars and schemes abroad marks a dangerous sign of democratic decay. But it’s not too late.
RIP Marc Raskin, Who Connected the Dots Between Inequality and War
The late IPS co-founder consistently connected the dots between America’s military adventures overseas and economic and racial injustice at home.
How Trump Could Blunder Into War with China
China may bully its neighbors, but turning foreign territorial disputes into a superpower conflict between nuclear-armed rivals would be a huge mistake.
Muhammad Ali Understood the Racist Roots of War and Militarism
And he called them out fearlessly.
Bernie’s Broadsides Against Kissinger Weren’t Even Half of It
The former secretary of state, whose “mentorship” Hillary Clinton boasted during the last Democratic debate, isn’t just a poor choice of foreign policy adviser. He’s a bona fide war criminal.
Why the B-52 Failed
The B-52 is often touted as a game-changer, but it can’t overcome a determined adversary.
Humanity’s War on Wildlife
One day not so very long from now our children may think of the T. rex and the tiger as co-occupants of a single Lost World
Will the Real ‘Low-Life Scum’ Please Stand Up?
I called Henry Kissinger a war criminal to his face. Here’s why.