Tag: military
House votes down amendments to cut ‘outrageous’ military budget
"The good news is: the American people are on to the racket and mobilizing to demand a reallocation of funding away from the Pentagon and to prioritize human needs."
What would it take for military spending in America to go...
We have become George Orwell’s Oceania, where war is peace, surveillance is privacy, and censorship is free speech.
Ominous history in real time: Where we are now in the...
This article is adapted from the new edition of Norman Solomon’s book “Made Love, Got War,” just published as a free e-book.
How awesome is ‘awesome’?
Will the U.S. military under Lloyd Austin's leadership recover its long-lost awesomeness?
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.
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Climate change costs to hit $38 trillion annually by 2050
New study reveals stark economic disparities as global warming intensifies, disproportionately affecting the world's poorest nations.
Children among hundreds found in new mass grave at Gaza hospital
A horrifying discovery in Khan Younis raises alarms about the profound toll of ongoing hostilities on the most vulnerable.
Senator Sanders proposes major cuts to Israeli military aid amid human rights concerns
Amid accusations of genocide and widespread human rights abuses, Senator Bernie Sanders champions amendments to halt offensive military funding to Israel, sparking a critical Senate debate.
Historic Gaza protests at Columbia U. enter day 6; campus protests spread across country
Solidarity protests and encampments have now sprouted up on campuses across the country, including at Yale, MIT, Tufts, NYU, The New School and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Senators unveil landmark bill to ban junk food ads aimed at kids amid rising...
Senators Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, and Peter Welch propose the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act, targeting junk food advertisements to combat the escalating diabetes and obesity epidemic among children.