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Defense Spending
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Betraying Our Soldiers Wounded in Wars of Empire and Profit
Heroics in wars abroad are praised by politicians and generals, but the returning wounded are largely shunted aside, only infrequently covered by the press or discussed by government officials. …
Keep America at Peace: Keep the Pentagon Sequester
If you would rather our leaders keep the planned Pentagon cuts that may constrain our future ability to bomb, invade and occupy other people's countries, rather than cut Social …
How the Pentagon Is Using Your Tax Dollars to Turn Italy Into a Launching Pad for the Wars of Today and Tomorrow
The Pentagon has spent the last two decades plowing hundreds of millions of tax dollars into military bases in Italy, turning the country into an increasingly important center for …
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Border Security Plans Secure Contractors’ Profits
While current immigration policy “reform” proposals enthuse neither immigrant communities nor labor, they represent a bonanza for private defense contractors, which are lobbying with millions of dollars for militarization …
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Is Broad Opposition to War on Syria an Opportunity to End American Empire Responsibly?
Are we witnessing the beginning of a transformation of US foreign policy? With groundswell public opposition to a war with Syria, Flowers and Zeese see such signs and recommend …
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Cantaloupe vs. al-Qaeda: What’s More Dangerous?
The comparative risks from food versus terror suggest the NSA should give its massive budget to the FDA.
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Five Shameful Ways the US Is Leading the World
The US leads the world in obesity, health care spending, energy use per person, defense spending, and is the most expensive place in the world to have a baby.
Ten Ways to Reduce the Threat of Terrorist Attacks on Americans
A ten point plan outlining how to reduce our military endeavors in order to create healthier relationships world wide.
New Monetary Systems for a Sustainable Democracy and “The Great Turning“
Our money system is ill-equipped to help us solve the socio-economic and ecological challenges we face.
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The Coming Cyber-Cold War: US Pioneering Online Attacks
Cyber warfare has established itself, and governments are spending billions in researching how best to use it.