Tag: U.S. Military
Chelsea Manning: We got this
"We need to start pushing back. And the way we do that is by focusing on the systemic problems."
America’s phony war
Wartime rationing is a faint memory from the World War II era. No one is being required to sacrifice a thing.
Ground troops increase in Africa as Somalia mission grows, but general...
The United States' war on terror is not slowing down.
Mass mobilization against Trump military parade
A military parade will be a major error as it will show the United States to be an insecure nation at a time when people realize U.S. empire is fading.
How the Pentagon devours the budget
While the Trump administration is preparing to launch full-scale assaults on food stamps, Medicaid, and Medicare, it’s war on everything except the U.S. military.
The 9/11 hijackers were Iraqis, right?
The good news is that they want to learn. The bad news: nowadays, they tend to think that the men who flew those planes on 9/11 were from Iran.
Trump’s National Defense Strategy
The battle between “guns and butter” is still raging in the United States and, if the new NDS is any indicator, the guns are winning.
War preparations against Venezuela as election nears
Is the path to war through border disputes?
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How the rich get richer: Evade taxation, grease trillion-dollar tax breaks, jack interest rates,...
In class and status-conscious, materialistic America (was it ever otherwise?), scoring net worth is easier than figuring out messy election results.
‘No Kings’ movement rises as Trump unleashes military force to silence dissent
As President Trump deploys troops and tanks against protestors in Los Angeles and prepares for a military parade in Washington, over 1,800 rallies across the U.S. vow to resist authoritarianism with peaceful protest.
The 3 questions every democratic candidate should be required to answer
But this requires electing Democrats who understand the gravity of the moment and who are prepared to expend serious political capital to make big changes possible.
Global outrage after Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship in international waters
With activists from 10 countries aboard, including Greta Thunberg and a member of the European Parliament, Israel’s armed interception of the Madleen is being condemned as piracy and a violation of international law.
Planetary boundary crossed: Ocean acidification now threatens global ecosystems and coastal economies
Scientists warn that ocean acidification passed a critical tipping point years ago, threatening marine biodiversity and putting billions in economic value at risk as world leaders gather for emergency talks in France.