Truthout
Militarism
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2017/12/Pass-the-Drone-Strike-Transparency-Act-400x300.jpg)
|
Pass the Drone Strike Transparency Act
A bipartisan bill would require accurate reporting on the key figure of how many civilians are being killed in drone strikes so that an informed debate on the military …
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2017/12/A-New-Examination-for-Missile-Launch-Officers-and-the-Rest-of-Us-306x300.jpg)
|
A New Examination for Missile Launch Officers and the Rest of Us
Which is the greater moral failure: cheating on an examination or being willing to launch nuclear-armed missiles that could lead to the deaths of millions of innocent men, women …
![Truthout Logo](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png)
|
Killing Made Easy and Entertaining, Even Essential
Violence has become so embedded in our culture, killing is becoming second nature.
![Truthout Logo](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png)
The Militarization of Our Police Forces
Militarization of our Police Forces u2013 An infographic by the team at ArrestRecords.com
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2017/12/Chris-Hedges-Fighting-the-Militarized-State.jpg)
|
Chris Hedges | Fighting the Militarized State
The obliteration of the right to due process and a fair hearing in a court of law, along with the mass surveillance that has abolished our right to privacy, …
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2017/12/The-Iraq-War-Forgotten-in-Plain-Sight-400x300.jpg)
The Iraq War: Forgotten in Plain Sight
On the 11th anniversary of the war in Iraq, the US mainstream media fail to explain how violence in Iraq is a direct consequence of a botched US invasion.
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2017/12/Nukes-Now-Obama-Worse-Than-Reagan-306x300.jpg)
|
Nukes Now: Obama Worse Than Reagan
Heads-up, veterans of the nuclear freeze movement, anti-Euromissile campaigns and anti-nuke efforts in New Zealand, Australia and Japan. Incoming.
![Truthout Logo](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png)
Why Does More “Security” Keep Leading to More Violence Against Women?
In spite of efforts to commercialize it, March 8 International Women's Day is the day we recognize women's movements for gender equality.
![Truthout Logo](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png)
Is the US Becoming a Police State?
Militarized police, sophisticated surveillance, and normal citizens with little say in what goes on. The US has all the trappings of an all-powerful police state.
![Truthout Logo](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png)
Washington’s Back-to-the-Future Military Policies in Africa
Since 9/11, the US military has been making inroads in Africa. Despite repeated assurances that military activities on the continent were minuscule, a 2013 investigation by TomDispatch exposed surprisingly …