Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Earliest Earth overshoot day ever, it's been over a year since MSNBC mentioned the war in Yemen, Trump wants to strip security clearance of those who have criticized him, and more.
The stories war tells me
A veteran and parent can’t stop thinking about the war he fought.
AFRICOM calls for my ‘elimination’
Specifically, what if an article of mine on the U.S. military appears somewhere in our media world and that military refuses to notice? Does it have an impact?
Biden shows true colors proposing bigger war department budget than Trump
It's time to SLASH Pentagon spending not increase it!
The new Congress needs to create a green planet at peace
We must transform our lethal energy system to one that sustains us, while creating genuine national and international security at peace with all of nature and humanity.
Memo to Congress: Diplomacy for Ukraine is spelled M-I-N-S-K
If the U.S. government wants to play a constructive role in Ukraine, it should genuinely support this already existing framework for a solution to the crisis, and end the heavy-handed U.S. intervention that has only undermined and delayed its implementation.
Syria Truce Holds, Offering Hopes for Delivery of Humanitarian Aid
There was little sign of political compromise, however, which is a bad sign for the future.
Milestones (Or What Passes for Them in Washington)
A Multi-Trillion-Dollar Bridge to Nowhere in the Greater Middle East.
Why Russia won’t leave Syria
Were the Tomahawk strikes impulsive?
The new global tinderbox
The question is: Could trade war and cyberwar lead one day to regular armed conflict?