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Forever Wars
We Must Reckon With the Most Dangerous System of Extinction Humans Ever Created
Capitalism, especially U.S. militarized capitalism, is a structural extinction force we need to confront foremost.
US Air Wars Killed Thousands of Civilians, Including Children, NY Times Reports
Newly released Pentagon documents confirm previous reports from whistleblowers like Chelsea Manning and Daniel Hale.
Corporate America Cashed In on the Post-9/11 Pentagon Spending Surge
Companies benefiting from the buildup of the past 20 years include logistics and construction firms like Kellogg.
US Spent $21 Trillion on War and Militarization Since 9/11
For just a fraction of what we’ve spent, we could build a renewable energy grid or vaccinate low-income countries.
We Owe Reparations to the Victims of Our Forever Wars
The only way to effectively counter terror is to end war.
Barbara Lee, Who Voted Against 9/11 “Forever Wars,” Calls for Afghan War Inquiry
Twenty years ago, Rep. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against war in the aftermath of 9/11.
Corporate Media Were Complicit in Afghanistan War, and They’re Still Obfuscating
Historian Hannah Gurman analyzes why corporate media have described the war as a series of "miscalculations."
Trump Ally Erik Prince Is Charging People $6,500 to Fly Out of Kabul
Prince’s company, Blackwater, is perhaps best known for a 2007 massacre in Baghdad in which 17 people were killed.
Right-Leaning Columnist Calls Forever War a “Myth”
Afghanistan and Iraq were ATM machines for the warmakers for three decades plus a year.
Bernie Sanders, Barbara Lee Call for Opening US to Refugees From Afghanistan
Progressives argue that the U.S. has a responsibility toward "refugees fleeing the consequences of our actions.”