The torture-friendly Trump administration
Only stupid people say torture works – and one of them is sitting in the White House.
An Afghan woman’s reflection on Afghanistan post 9/11
What has the US really gained in this ongoing, never-ending travesty? And by what measurement do we assess any progress?
U.S. sanctions on Afghanistan could be deadlier than 20 years of war
The collective punishment of Afghans is hideously wrong -- and the Biden administration can ease it with the stroke of a pen.
Hedges: Chronicle of a war foretold
After the fall of the Soviet Union, there was a near universal understanding among political leaders that NATO expansion would be a foolish provocation against Russia. How naive we were to think the military-industrial complex would allow such sanity to prevail.
A nonviolent strategy to liberate Syria
The difference between success and failure in any struggle is the soundness of the strategy.
Create New Transition Programs for Veterans Returning Home
Help us tell the Department of Veteran Affairs that we care about our Veterans and that this suicide rate is unacceptable.
The so-called war on terror has killed over 801,000 people and cost $6.4 trillion:...
“The numbers continue to accelerate, not only because many wars continue to be waged, but also because wars don't end when soldiers come home.”
Cassius was correct
How many Amerikans, like the good Germans in 1940, cheered the carpet bombing of Iraq, and the subsequent invasion?
Military spending in 2019 hits highest increase in a decade
“The COVID-19 crisis has made clearer than ever the flaws in our system, one that prioritizes military spending and global instability over the well-being of our people.”
The situation room, October 2039
What the U.S. military will be doing in a climate crisis future.