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The Crimea Crisis Offers President Obama a Chance to Retroactively Earn His Nobel Peace Prize
This newfound inclination to give peace a chance in the Crimea stand off with Russia illustrates what President Barack Obama meant during his State of the Union speech when …
Gareth Porter: Manufacturing a Narrative for War
Investigative journalist Gareth Porter tells Paul Jay about his new book “Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare.”
Four Ways To Really Fix the Pentagon’s Effort To ID the Missing
Changes must go beyond bureaucracy to update the scientific approach and embrace outside help.
America’s $1 Trillion National Security Budget
The Pentagon remains unaudited, which will remain the case even after it meets its overdue and embarrassingly modest financial management goals - which by the way, it will do …
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Debt Collectors Go After Service Members Despite Protections
Debt collectors are targeting members of the Armed Services by calling their superior officers, threatening reduction in rank and even courts-martial, despite stepped-up efforts to protect them from abuse.
Washington’s Back-to-the-Future Military Policies in Africa
Since 9/11, the US military has been making inroads in Africa. Despite repeated assurances that military activities on the continent were minuscule, a 2013 investigation by TomDispatch exposed surprisingly …
The Anatomy of the Perfect Whistle-Blower
Is Charles M. Smith the perfect whistle-blower?
Can America Afford to Bring Home the Employee Army?
What happens when a war ends and an army comes home? It's been a vexing problem for centuries. Now the United States faces the problem again.
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Senators Block Bill to Remove Sex Assault Cases From Military Chain of Command
The legislation would have stripped military commanders of the power to prosecute sexual assaults and other major crimes.
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A Militarism We Call Patriotism
At least two recent State of the Union speeches reflect a dangerous, creeping American militarism for which we are all culpable.