Feeding the warfare state
In short, as of now, in the battle between welfare and warfare, the militarists are carrying the day.
U.S. Government Wasted $231 Million on Failed Missile Defense Program
Although Congress approved another year of funding, PTSS was officially killed off on October 1, 2013, after spending $231 million on the doomed program.
Meet the MEK, the US establishment’s favorite Islamist cult
“Nobody joins a cult. Nobody joins something they think’s gonna hurt them. You join a religious organization, you join a political movement...” –Deborah Layton
The US built a blueprint to avoid civilian war casualties. Trump officials scrapped it.
The civilian protection mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority.
Trump declares naval blockade against Venezuela as lawmakers warn of unauthorized act of war
President Trump’s order to block sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela escalates military tensions, raises constitutional and international law concerns, and jolts global oil markets.
Burn Pits, Climate Change and the US Military
While it’s obvious that the Democratic candidates are much better on these issues than the four Republicans still seeking their party’s nomination, the media needs to take a share of the blame for so rarely bringing up the topic.
How bad could things get?
The late ‘60s and early ‘70s were crazy, but we’re looking wilder.
On the brink in 2026
U.S.-China near-war status report
The spoils of war: Trump lavished with media and bipartisan praise for bombing Syria
The one constant of American political life is that the U.S. loves war. Martin Luther King’s 1967 denunciation of the U.S. as “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today” is more accurate than ever.
Media silence as Venezuela sits on verge of revolution
Venezuela, a country with only $10 billion left in reserves to run on, is in trouble.