Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Tag: militarism

Bowman was defeated by a toxic blend of Zionism and militarism

In the United States, dominant mentalities run along parallel ruts of Zionism and militarism that are mutually reinforcing and increasingly intersecting.

“The madness of militarism,” the 2023 Ellsberg lecture by Norman Solomon

Norman Solomon reflects on 'the madness of militarism' in the Ellsberg Lecture

Since 9/11, US has spent $21 trillion on militarism at home...

“Our $21 trillion investment in militarism has cost far more than dollars.”

Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and...

But 20 years later, the U.S is still counting the human cost and financial cost.

Biden’s revenge: Fueling ‘madness of militarism’

The president’s pledge of revenge in Afghanistan was a prelude to yet another episode of what Martin Luther King Jr. called “the madness of militarism.”

Hidden costs of militarism: Climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss

The country’s military is the biggest user of fossil fuels on the planet.

Could Biden’s climate policy invite more militarism?

Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn’t mean we should further empower an already bloated Pentagon.

The ecological impact of militarism

“In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care.”

Medicare for All over militarism

Although it doesn’t seem to interest most American voters, militarism is now as much of a domestic as it is a foreign policy issue.

Biden and Buttigieg are showing how corporatism and ‘the madness of...

Devastating impacts of nonstop war are all around us in the United States, from deadly federal budget priorities to traumatic effects of normalized violence.

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Musk reinstates DOGE staffer who resigned over racist posts after Trump administration defends him

Musk and Trump officials dismiss racist posts as trivial while attacking journalists who exposed them.

America’s nuclear gamble: The dangerous push to resume atmospheric testing

Experts warn of catastrophic fallout as calls grow to restart nuclear weapons tests abandoned since 1963.

Elon Musk’s team decimates Education Department arm that tracks national school performance

Schools and districts across the country rely on research from the IES and contractors such as the American Institutes for Research to guide best practices in classrooms.

22 Republican Attorneys General sue New York over climate change Superfund Act

Legal challenge seeks to block state’s effort to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages.

How a worker cooperative is mitigating the stray animal crisis in Texas

Houston’s Pet Care Co-op empowers humans and helps animals survive.