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Martin Luther King Jr. Warned That the Poor Pay for War With Their Lives
King warned us that the real enemy is war itself.
Today’s US-Iran Crisis Is Rooted in the Decision to Invade Iraq
President Trump's actions in the Middle East are, in part, consequences of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Trump’s Space Force Is Worse Than Reagan’s Star Wars
The U.S. military is creating and filling an imaginary “space gap,” wasting funds while increasing the risk of conflict.
Trump Is the Third President to Lie About Afghan War Success
A majority of veterans and civilians don't think the 18-year-long war was worth fighting. It's time to end the carnage.
Trump’s Broad-Based Sanctions Failed in Iran and Will Fail in North Korea
The Trump administration may have botched its last opportunity to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
A Truly Antiwar Agenda Must Include Free College and Medicare for All
An antiwar agenda must include redirecting the war budget to education and health care.
Support for Combat Troop Withdrawal Is Not Enough to Stop Endless Wars
Last night's debate focused heavily on the rising tensions with Iran following the assassination of Qassim Suleimani.
Biden Says His Vote for War Wasn’t Really a Vote for War. He’s Still Lying.
Now there are a whole lot of “antiwar” candidates. They're a couple of decades too late.
Don’t Be Surprised If Biden’s Iraq War Vote Eats Him Alive Tonight
Biden will be sharing the stage with Bernie Sanders, who did the right thing when Biden did not.
Obama Normalized Drone Warfare. Trump Is Escalating It.
Trump’s drone war should remind us how dangerous it is when a president claims the legal authority to kill in secret.