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As Deadly Bombings Devastate Afghanistan, US-Taliban Peace Talks Continue
Top issues in the negotiations include a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
We Can’t Confront Climate Change While Lavishly Funding the Pentagon
As defender of the world's oil-fueled economy, the Pentagon is also the largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
Candidates Must Commit to Immediate US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
U.S. continues to kill civilians, but only two candidates have pledged to withdraw all troops in their first year.
Military Might Is Our National Religion
Where does such a profession of faith in wars and weapons end?
Deficit Hawks Are Enabling the Next US War
The U.S. budget is rigged to hold essential domestic programs hostage to the Pentagon's war chest.
India Moves to Annex Territory, Heightening Tensions With Nuclear Rival Pakistan
Tensions between India and Pakistan are escalating over the disputed region of Kashmir, with Kashmir on lockdown.
Biden Is Doubling Down on Iraq War Lies
Biden's lies in the face of his record shows that he cannot be trusted in matters of war and peace.
Mass Shootings, Militarism and Policing Are Chapters in the Same Manifesto
U.S. militarism abroad, mass incarceration, and domestic white supremacist attacks replicate and reinforce each other.
Former Bush Administration Insider Reflects on the Failure of the Iraq War
Amid tensions with Iran, Lawrence Wilkerson reflects on the war profiteering and incompetence that drove the Iraq War.
War Is Hell. Why Are We Waging an Endless One?
Friday marked the 29th anniversary of Operation Desert Shield.