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Preparing for Doomsday: A Shelter-in-Place Mentality Is the New American Normal
Has there ever been a nation as dedicated to preparing for doomsday as the United States?
As the Pope Calls for Dialogue, a Debate on How to Resolve Venezuela’s Political and Economic Crisis
In Venezuela, nearly 90 people have died and more than 1,500 have been injured since April.
Devastation in Mosul: Iraq Seizes City From ISIS, but Battle Left Thousands Dead and 700,000 Displaced
Iraq's nine-month-long battle to retake Mosul from the self-proclaimed Islamic State is coming to an end.
Congress Must Reclaim War-Making Authority
Congress should repeal the sweeping post-September 11 authorization of military force and deny Trump a newer, tailored one.
Will Trump Seek Talks With North Korea or Counter Missile Test With More US Military Aggression?
Christine Ahn, the founder and international coordinator of Women Cross DMZ, discusses how the Trump administration is affecting tensions in the Korean Peninsula.
Empire Files: The Roots of the Philippines Trafficking Epidemic
Damayan's Linda Oalican provides a deeper context to the epidemic of human trafficking.
It’s a Fairy Tale to Call the US the World’s Peacekeeper
Once new weapons are in hand, the desire to try them out “in reality” is almost irresistible, says author John Dower.
Tread Carefully: The Folly of the Next Afghan “Surge“
Instead of surging yet again in Afghanistan, realize that all the US military in its present mode of operation can do to change that reality is make it worse.
Why Wouldn’t Peace Advocates Compete in Republican Congressional Primaries?
Why wouldn't peace advocates contest in Republican primaries in congressional districts that Democrats have no chance of winning?
A World of Winless War: US Special Ops Forces Deployed to 137 Nations in 2017
During this first half-year of the Trump administration, US commandos have already been sent to 137 countries.