Make no mistake: The Trump administration’s heartlessness and militarism are costing lives.
Trump and the Troops
The alternative to Trump is not the glorification of military service. It’s promoting the kind of service that gets fewer people killed.
The Racist Underpinnings of the American Way of War
The deadly interplay of racism, genocide, and denial at the heart of American white society has been reproduced in the country’s wars.
The De-Americanization of America’s Wars Abroad
Future combat, even if broadly directed from Washington, may be only vaguely “American.”
Soldiers Who Fight War
A new book refutes a central myth about the Vietnam War.
The Crusades Are Back, With a Vengeance
Trump’s “dream team” of generals highlights America’s striking twenty-first-century embrace of militarism — and drift away from democracy.
Trump’s Falling for the Same Old ‘War on Terror’ Fantasies
If Trump really sought to make America great again, he’d extricate the U.S. from war. But early signs aren’t promising.
Does the Military Support Trump?
Donald Trump’s call to kill the families of terrorists exposed a divide in the U.S. military.
America’s Empire of African Bases Spreads
The U.S. military has built an extensive archipelago of African outposts, transforming the continent into a laboratory for a new kind of war.
The Pentagon Makes War on Alaska’s Pristine Wilderness
For the wildlife and ecosystems of the Arctic, war has already arrived.