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John Pilger | The Strangelove Effect – or How We Are Hoodwinked Into Fighting a New Cold War
While President Obama seeks more money for nuclear weapons than at the peak of the Cold War, the era of the comedy movie, “Dr. Strangelove,” it's no joke …
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We Don’t Want You to Swim in the River
The last time North Korea got frisky, the Navy showed off an anti-missile laser. Now, with the crisis continuing in Ukraine, the Navy is showing off something even scarier.
Pay Your Taxes, Go to Gitmo?
Does paying taxes violate the law against providing aid and support to a terrorist organization?
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Six Reasons Sen. Bernie Sanders Should Run for President
Here are six political opinions Sen. Sanders has articulated in recent months that Kevin Mathews would love to see the next US president pursue.
The Anti-Empire Report #127
One would think that the absence in Russia of communism, of socialism, of the basic threat or challenge to the capitalist system, would be sufficient to write finis to …
The Certain Future of Swarm Intelligence
The U.S. military wants to develop a drone army that can leverage swarm intelligence. One human operator that can manage an army.
One Word Defines US Foreign Policy: Hubris
There are many reasons for wasteful military interventions, of course. The military-industrial-Congressional complex plays its role. But perhaps the root cause of our mistakes can be traced to …
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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 …
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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 …
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Killing Made Easy and Entertaining, Even Essential
Violence has become so embedded in our culture, killing is becoming second nature.