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Foreign Policy
The US Must Finally Acknowledge That Israel Is an Apartheid State
The inhibition on describing apartheid as “apartheid” has been eroded by two 2021 reports confirming the allegation.
Military-Industrial Complex Exerts Powerful Influence on Biden’s Foreign Policy
Defense firms have spent about $127 million a year on lobbyists, and $25 million per election on campaign donations.
As Biden Releases Trump’s Targeted Killing Rules, Advocates Demand End to Wars
Last fall a court order ruled the Trump administration could no longer keep the rules secret or deny their existence.
Jeremy Scahill Discusses Biden’s “War Against Whistleblowers”
Scahill says that during his years in the U.S. Senate, Biden “almost never meets a war he doesn’t support.”
Biden Is Reviewing US Policy in North Korea. The Brutal Sanctions Must End.
U.S. sanctions in North Korea weaponize human misery, hurting 25 million civilians. Biden should end this deadly policy.
Biden to Publicly Recognize Armenian Genocide, Ending Decades of US Silence
Advocates welcome the effective end of “the longest lasting foreign gag rule in American history.”
Tax Resisters Divert Their Money From War to Human Welfare
It is because we consent and pay our taxes without much thought that half the money we pay the government is for war.
Biden Administration Slammed for Claiming Landmines Are a “Vital Tool”
The administration announced it will keep a Trump-era policy to allow military commanders to use landmines globally.
Biden’s Promise of US “Leadership” in Central America Has an Ominous Ring
Biden's plan promotes an old economic development model that has long benefited U.S. corporations.
US Military Intervention in Latin America Fuels Migration and Instability
Decades of military intervention in Central America have contributed to the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border.