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Trump Wants to Maintain US Empire But Without the Alliances
Trump is seeking to control the U.S. empire from a walled-off fortress without war coalitions or alliances.
From Somalia to Yemen, US Wars Are Off the Charts
The Pentagon feeds eternally at the terror trough.
Daniel Ellsberg Calls Chelsea Manning “an American Hero”
The Watergate-era whistleblower praised Manning for her stand against a grand jury system used to stifle dissent.
The US’s Senior Generals Find No Exits From Endless War
Isn’t it time that the U.S. sought a future defined by peace?
Death and Disappearance: Inside the World of Privatized War
The Trump administration is considering handing the Afghan war over to private companies.
Joe Biden’s “Bipartisanship” Promotes Republican Agenda
Biden has a long history of backing extremely harmful bipartisan legislation.
A Massive US Propaganda Machine Bolstered George H.W. Bush’s War on Iraq
A look at the lasting impact of George H.W. Bush's 1991 invasion of Iraq and the propaganda campaign that encouraged it.
Seymour Hersh on Torture at Abu Ghraib and Secret US Assassination Programs
Sy Hersh looks back at the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal that he exposed nearly 15 years ago.
The Cost of War at the End of Empire
It's a lethal machine aimed to extract profit.
The US Needs to Rethink War and Look Honestly at Ourselves and Our Allies
Failing to learn those lessons will only drive that price tragically higher.