What happens when all we have left is the Pentagon?
Trump’s vision of a militarized America.
Global special ops out of control under Trump
Elite commandos deployed to 149 countries in 2017.
‘Dramatic repercussions:’ Retired US generals warn Trump against war with Iran
"The protection of U.S. national interests in the Middle East and the safety of our friends and allies requires thoughtful statesmanship and aggressive diplomacy rather than unnecessary armed conflict."
Senate approves $738 billion for war budget
This defense bill is the most expensive in U.S. history and gives President Trump everything he would ever want.
US-supplied planes and bombs are slaughtering Palestinian children in Gaza
America shares the blame for Israel’s war crimes.
A military rich in dollars, poor in people
A frayed social safety net and the military.
Cease-fire in Lebanon holds as Gaza faces relentless bombardment and rising death toll
As Lebanon and Israel agree to a cease-fire, Gaza remains under heavy attack, with tens of thousands killed and a growing humanitarian crisis.
The U.S. Military Suffers from Affluenza
An institutional report card with so many deficits and failures, a record of deportment that has led to death and mayhem, should not be ignored. The military must be called to account.
Apologizing to My Daughter for the Last 15 Years of War
“I know I’m not the first parent to grow reflective watching his last child walk out the door, but I have a sense of what’s ahead of her: an American world filled with misplaced fears.”
The Iraq War has cost the US nearly $2 trillion
The bill of war to the U.S. to date would be an estimated $1,922 billion in current dollars.