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2001 Authorization of Military Force, Guantánamo Restrictions Survive as House Passes Defense Bill
Attempts to wind down trappings of the Bush-era global war on terror were thwarted Wednesday night.
In Washington, Why Is Militarism the Only Option?
Global policymaking has become a remarkably mindless military-first process of repetition.
How Not to Audit the Pentagon: The Military Waste Machine Is Running Full Speed Ahead
Without a concerted campaign of public pressure, the Pentagon's runaway budget will never be reined in.
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William Rivers Pitt | The Sham of Austerity and the Storms to Come
We were robbed, and we can get that money back if we choose to act.
Maya Schenwar | To Make Health Care for All a Reality, Stop Killing People
Much of our tax money that could be funding universal health care is instead funneled toward prisons, policing and war.
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Why PolitiFact Is Wrong About Sanders’ Criticism of the Pentagon Budget
The clear implication of PolitiFact's argument is that there's no role for the general public in talking about what the Pentagon should spend money on.
Pentagon Spent $150 Million on Afghanistan “Villas,” Security for Lavish Compounds
Included among the lavish services were luxury commodities provided by private military contractors.
Pentagon Faces More Scrutiny Over $766 Million Task Force
There are criminal investigations and questions about retaliation against a whistleblower.
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Learning War: An Educational Historian’s Perspective
War is grotesque, it changes US society and its burdens often fall on the most marginalized people.
Pentagon Can’t Account for $1 Billion in Afghanistan Emergency Reconstruction Aid
The amount is 60 percent of all such spending under an emergency program.