Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Tag: U.S. Military

After Afghanistan, US military presence abroad faces domestic and foreign opposition...

While these reductions may seem like a U.S. military withdrawal from the world stage, its presence overseas remains vast.

Pentagon projected to hand $407 billion to private military contractors this...

"Military spending involves a massive redistribution of wealth from the public to private sector."

The costs of war (to you)

Where did most of our money go?

Progressives slam GOP’s ‘shameful’ attempt to add another $25 billion to...

"It's time to fix our broken budget priorities, and start putting human needs over Pentagon greed."

The Pentagon as Pentagod

In truth, the deity America believes in is the five-sided one headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

The names you’ll never know

Over the last 20 years, the United States has conducted more than 93,300 air strikes that killed between 22,679 and 48,308 civilians.

The US military, post-Afghanistan

Can we finally give peace a try?

9/11 at 20: Two decades of missed opportunities

In the face of all this suffering, it’s clear that $21 trillion in spending hasn’t made us any safer.

9/11’s legacy of drone warfare has changed how we view the...

The “war on terror”, due to its elusive nature as a war with blurry and unachievable objectives, has resulted in the west fighting an “endless war”.

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

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

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As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
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US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none

Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
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Judge dismisses the last January 6 case, writing that absolving the Oath Keepers is...

The Justice Department told the court a retrial would harass eight men whose sentences Trump had already commuted. Two Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty and cooperated keep their convictions.

FCC faces backlash over push to lift media ownership limits amid threats to local...

Press freedom and civil liberties groups warn that loosening media consolidation rules would further erode independent news, local coverage, and democratic accountability.