Tag: military
Eyes are always on you
In the post-9/11 years, military has become part and parcel of a distinctly all-American “surveillance” culture.
Working for a real mad man
The military stood up to Donald Trump. Who will now stand up to the military?
US militarism’s toxic impact on climate policy
That will require the United States to seriously reduce the military budget and commit to peaceful, practical diplomacy with China and Russia.
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.”
Heating up the hot spots
Climate change could function as a “threat multiplier” in already touchy regions of the globe, perhaps triggering armed conflicts over water, arable land, or other resources.
Squad & Co: Unite as a block to downsize Biden’s military...
This is the moment to demand a substantial cut in military spending that defunds new nuclear weapons.
MLK opposed ‘poverty, racism & militarism’ in speech one year before...
“Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism and militarism.”
Rewarding failure
Why Pentagon weapons programs rarely get canceled despite major problems...
There’s nothing vegan about war
As more and more people rethink their consumption of animal products, it is inevitable that the world’s military forces will increasingly use veganism to appear progressive, trendy, and virtuous.
Trump’s pernicious military legacy
People seldom notice that Trump’s approach to military policy has always been two-faced.
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Trump planning to run in 2024? From his jail cell?
This guy is a political crook that has been allowed to run free—so far.
Trump’s suicidal gut instinct at work: ‘Fix those ‘rigged’ elections or we won’t vote.’
Trump can’t stand that he can't punch one hole in one state’s tabulations, thus his ever-tiresome "rigged election" lies, taking the untenable to the unthinkable.
Toxic Clichés
Our students will be facing challenges beyond what we can begin to imagine, if these past few years are any indication, crises that require far-ranging intelligence, imagination, sensitivity.
Manchin fumes after Sanders op-ed in West Virginia paper calls out obstruction of Biden...
"Congress should proceed with caution on any additional spending and I will not vote for a reckless expansion of government programs."
Follow Alabama’s lead on child care
If one of our poorest states can rise to meet this basic human need, why can’t Congress?