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Defense Spending
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Was Chuck Hagel “Just Plain Bad” in His Confirmation Hearing?
Chuck Hagel righteously defended his equal support for Palestinian and Israeli victims, in secretary of defense confirmation hearings, says Robert Naiman.
The Choice of Guns Over Butter
The American political system continues to ignore President Eisenhoweru2019s dour warning about the Military-Industrial Complex; and the long-term consequences of this choice have been devastating to most U.S. citizens …
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Turning Tide? Lawmakers Look to Pentagon for Budget Cuts
With the national deficit looming over the country, Obama might look to make cuts to defense spending to balance the budget.
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Resisting Racism and Militarism in 2013
The time is so late, the danger so great, that I call upon all the forces which believe in peace to take a lesson from the labor movement, the …
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Save Social Security: Paul Krugman for Treasury Secretary
A push is on to get the Nobel Prize winner in economics the position in the new Obama administration.
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Doing Hard Time for Peace
The question of whether a sacrifice has been worth the effort often remains an open question for a very long time.
Timothy Leary: Violence Is Killing With Machines at a Distance
Although many will dispute his exclusion of other forms of aggression as violence, few will argue that Timothy Leary's assertion is more valid than ever now: Violence is killing …
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J Street Pushes Back on Neocon Bid to “Swift Boat” Chuck Hagel Nomination as Defense Secretary
The outcome of this battle is likely to be determined soon.
Picking Up a $170 Billion Tab: How US Taxpayers Are Paying the Pentagon to Occupy the Planet
David Vine decided to make sense of what garrisoning the planet means to our pocketbooks.
To Push for Meaningful Defense Cuts, We Need Unusual Partnerships
Imagine what a maverick GOP senator could accomplish if he joined forces with a muckraking journalist to get the facts on the bloated DoD budget.