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War & Peace
The Foreign Policies of Sanders, Trump and Clinton: The US and the World in 2016 and Beyond
The aspirations of the millions who have rallied to Sanders point towards a revolutionary foreign policy.
The Global Trade in Guantánamo Captives
The US largely did not capture the prisoners it continues to hold at Guantanamo — it bought them.
A Policy of Assassinations Is Being Conducted in Our Name
The focus on the technology of remote killing often serves as a surrogate for what should be a broader examination of the state's power over life and death.
A Multi-Trillion-Dollar Bridge to Nowhere in the Greater Middle East
Washington finds itself drawn ever deeper into conflicts that, once begun, become interminable — wars for which the US military has yet to devise a plausible solution.
Healing From War: Thanking a Veteran for Her Service Is Not Enough
While psychological trauma is more commonly treated among veterans today, moral injuries are only beginning to be addressed.
William Rivers Pitt | Once Upon a Time, My Father Was a Soldier
In a number of ways, my father died in Vietnam. He just didn't know it.
Two Men, Two Legs and Too Much Suffering: The Forgotten Vietnamese Victims
Two Vietnamese civilians did not die in the US conflict in their country, but they did lose parts of themselves.
Used and Betrayed: 100 Years of US Troops as Lab Rats
Abby Martin documents decades of experimentation on US troops.
Obama in Hiroshima: Time to Say “Sorry,” and Ban the Bomb
President Obama must change his stance on nuclear weapons by abandoning the US' $1 trillion modernization program.
Speak Up for Kids in Military Detention
Rep. Betty McCollum is circulating a letter to House colleagues urging President Obama to protect Palestinian kids in Israeli military detention.