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Militarism
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Beyond the Economic Chaos of Coronavirus Is a Global War Economy
In the face of excessive capital accumulation, war and repression have become profit centers for the capitalist class.
![A Yemeni child holds a drawing during an anti-war exhibition displaying models made by school children on January 9, 2020, in Sana'a, Yemen.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/GettyImages-1198951921-400x300.jpg)
To Stop the Next War Before It Starts, We Need to Confront Militarism Itself
We didn’t invade Iran, but the war machine rages on. To stop it, we need a strong and sustained antiwar movement.
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Trump’s Presidency Brings Us Closer to Midnight on the Doomsday Clock
We are 100 seconds to midnight on the Doomsday clock.
![A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts aerial refueling out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, August 19, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/01/2020_0121-military-spending-400x300.jpg)
The Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away With Murder in Contract After Contract
Congress recently passed, and President Trump approved, one of the largest Pentagon budgets ever.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Warned That the Poor Pay for War With Their Lives
King warned us that the real enemy is war itself.
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We Are the Majority. We Must Turn That Into Power.
Positive change will only occur if our struggles evolve into an organized popular movement against the elites.
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American Exceptionalism Is Killing the Planet
We need to stop idealizing war and its so-called warriors. At stake is nothing less than the viability of life on Earth.
![Members of the Army National Guard stand beside M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles in eastern Syria, October 30, 2019. U.S. troops in the region will actually be increasing during this moment of supposed reduction.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1105-syria-military-400x300.jpg)
In Discussing “Withdrawals,” Don’t Forget US’s Vast Military Base Empire
There will actually be a net gain in U.S. troops in the Middle East at this moment of supposed reduction.
![A Kurdish Peshmerga soldier searches through the rubble of an airstrike near a mosque on November 16, 2015, in Sinjar, Iraq. Months of U.S.-led airstrikes assisted Kurdish forces in driving out ISIS forces in the town. Although the battle was deemed a major victory, much of the city lies in complete ruins.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/2019_1029-airstrike-400x300.jpg)
What It Means to Experience US Wars From a Computer Screen Away
I’ll continue to make sure the stories of the victims of the U.S.’s seemingly endless wars are told.
![A child waves to an airman in the hatch of an armored vehicle during a parade to commemorate National Police Week at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/2019_1024-military-wave-400x300.jpg)
Democracy Shouldn’t Be About Celebrating Military Overlords
We must grow the movement against war and weapons of mass destruction.