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The Staggering Death Toll in Iraq
The US public must come to terms with the scale of the violence we have unleashed.
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Fifty Years After My Lai Massacre in Vietnam, Revisiting the Slaughter the US Military Tried to Hide
Today, memorials have been held in My Lai to mark the 50th anniversary of this horrific attack.
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Vietnam Vets Return to My Lai, Where US Slaughtered 500 Civilians
Peace activists discuss the Vietnam War they were once a part of.
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Who Gets to Write the Encyclopedia? Rohingya “Expert” Denies Genocide
Leider's analysis feeds a broader anti-Muslim narrative.
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Why Do Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Todd Young Want to Continue Starving Yemeni Children?
Saudi oil money has strong allies in Congress.
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In the US’s “Phony Wars,” the Military-Industrial Complex Is the Only Winner
The price tag for US wars may in the end prove not just heavy but catastrophic.
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What It Will Take to Achieve a Nuclear-Free Korean Peninsula
Relations between the two Koreas are improving despite Trump.
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US Refusal to Negotiate With Russia Increases Likelihood of Nuclear War
The US's stance has put our planet's future in peril.
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A Step Toward Peace? South Korea Announces Trump Will Meet With North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
The White House says President Trump has accepted an invitation to meet directly with North Korea's leader.
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God Wills It! The War on Terror as the Launching of an American Crusade
If you think the malevolence of this period began with Trump, think again.