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Militarism
Trump’s Violent Memes Expose Long-Simmering Truths About US Imperialism
Trump’s white nationalist revanchism is on display as he turns state violence into entertainment.
Cuba Has a Rich History of International Solidarity. US Wants to Extinguish It.
Washington has long deployed economic pressure to challenge Cuba’s fiercely independent social and foreign policies.
Trump’s War on Iran Is a Symptom of Unchecked US Military Power
Virtually everyone killed by the US during the “war on terror” has been a person of color, writer Norman Solomon says.
What Trump’s “Whenever Wars” Reveal About US Empire
“We really have to see the rise of Trump itself as an indictment of the whole system,” says Khury Petersen-Smith.
Trump’s Venezuela, Boat Strike Campaign Have Cost Nearly $5 Billion So Far
The figure could be even higher if costs for the Trump administration’s CIA operations were included, researchers said.
The First-Ever Conference to End Fossil Fuels Has to Address Militarism, Too
The Pentagon is the world’s largest fossil fuels consumer, with a larger carbon footprint than most countries.
Trump’s Extreme Use of Military Is Stirring a Crisis of Conscience Among Troops
US soldiers have a rich history of questioning the wars they’re told to wage abroad.
The Average US Taxpayer Spent $4,049 on War and Weapons Last Year
For 50 days out of a year, an average US worker’s income taxes were wholly paid toward militarism.
US War Machine Is Built on Decades of Lies. The Assault on Iran Is No Exception.
Trump’s endless falsehoods about the Iran war build on a long history of US military mythmaking.
Iran’s Retaliation Reignites Discontent With US Military Bases in Middle East
The US spent decades building an empire of military bases throughout the Middle East. Now they’re under attack.