Some see Putin’s Russia as a counterweight to U.S. global meddling. But Moscow is increasingly mimicking Washington’s worst behavior.
Russia Hacks the World
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Big Money in Politics Doesn’t Just Drive Inequality. It Drives War.
Military contractors have shelled out over $1 million to the 2016 presidential candidates — including over $200,000 to Hillary Clinton alone.
The Pentagon’s Twisted Potlatch
The logic of military spending leads countries to effectively destroy their own property and burn down their own villages.
A Short History of the Pentagon Wasting Your Money
Why has waste at the Pentagon been so hard to rein in? Simple: The military-industrial complex profits from waste.
Donald Trump: Foreign Policy’s Useful Idiot?
It might take someone of Trump’s vapid visibility to drive home the point that “world’s policeman” is not a viable role for the U.S. to play.
Here’s What a Budget That Prioritizes Peace Looks Like
The budget proposed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus de-funds the Pentagon and invests new money in transitioning away from America’s military-dependent economy.
6 Reasons Not to Reboot the Cold War
The Obama administration’s final Pentagon budget calls for quadrupling spending on efforts to counter Russia.
Sorry, but the Super Bowl Promotes War
With its huge advertising budget, the Pentagon’s turning war into just another game.
The Candidate Our Foreign Policy Deserves
Our foreign policy is aggressive, parochial, and hard-hearted. Unless voters finally demand differently, our next president will be the same.
The U.S. Has an Empire of Bases in the Middle East — and It’s Not Making Anyone Safer
Thirty-six years into the U.S. base build-up in the Greater Middle East, military force has failed as a strategy for controlling the region, no less defeating terrorist organizations.