Monday, August 18, 2025

Tag: Pentagon

What would real ‘national defense’ look like?

The three maxims for a newly progressive Pentagon.

‘The greatest fighting force in human history’

A most exceptional military makes its wars and their ugliness disappear.

Secret doc exposes flaws in Pentagon claim that no civilians were...

"Over the past 20 years, the U.S. military has struggled with escalation of force and many civilians were killed when they were falsely viewed as a threat. This incident appears to be one of many such cases," said one expert.

The ultimate all-American slush fund

Could a new budget loophole allow Pentagon spending to soar even higher?

GOP pushes for even larger Pentagon budget amid ‘unconscionable’ profiteering

"Free advice for the speaker of the House: if you want to cut spending so bad, start and end with the Pentagon budget," said one watchdog group.

Are the best years of my country behind me?

Reflections on a long-ago tour of Los Alamos and the Trinity Atomic Test Site.

Jack Teixeira, US Airman First Class, faces 15 years in prison...

The leaked documents "revealed U.S. assessments of the war in Ukraine as well as sensitive secrets about American allies."

Merger mania in the military-industrial complex

Pentagon waste is a longstanding issue in desperate need of meaningful action.

Can the Military-Industrial Complex be tamed?

Cutting the Pentagon's budget in half would finally force the generals to think.

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US-Russia talks: The choice between peace and Escalation 

As negotiations progress, U.S. officials must be honest about the U.S. role in provoking this crisis.

A presidential wrecking ball

Trump is spitting on the grave of Martin Luther King Jr.

Fifteen years after Citizens United, the Montana Plan poses the latest challenge to dark...

Voters in Montana will have the opportunity this fall to ban corporate political spending and dark money in federal, state and local...

Federal agents face protests after Trump orders unprecedented takeover of DC police

Residents denounce checkpoints and expanded federal presence as civil liberties advocates warn of authoritarian overreach.

America first is America alone

Power-crazed the president may be, but he fails to grasp soft power.