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With Biden’s Backing, Space Force Threatens to Accelerate the Arms Race
With Democrats and Republicans now both firmly behind the Space Force, it seems there is no going back.
Biden Should Use Peace-Driven Policies to “Lead With the Power of Our Example”
Change to the military-industrial complex, if and when it comes, will have to be driven by the people.
More Military Influence and Spending Has Not and Will Not Make Us Safer
As the Biden years begin, it’s time to give some serious thought to how to demilitarize our democracy.
Instead of Propping Up a Dying Empire, It’s Time to Finally End US Wars
The “war on terror” has truly become a war of generations.
A Think Tank Echo Chamber Is Thirsting for a New Cold War With China
Many of the top think tank recipients of foreign funding are also top recipients of funding from US weapons makers.
The Art of the Weapons Deal in the Age of Trump
If Donald Trump is reelected, don’t expect U.S. sales to the Middle East -- or their murderous effects -- to diminish.
Trump Needs Accomplices at Every Level of Government to Pull Off a Coup
Are we doomed to suffer a coup d'état no matter the outcome of the election?
Military-Enlisted Students Are Getting Called Up for “Riot Control”
Students who should be learning about struggles for racial justice are being deployed to repress those struggles.
Vanessa Guillén Family Wants Fort Hood Shut Down Over Its Rape Culture Cover-Up
The family is set to introduce a bill in Vanessa Guillén’s name on Capitol Hill next week.
Trump Denies Reports of Calling Vets “Losers” as More Outlets Corroborate Story
A report published Thursday evening detailed how the president derided U.S. soldiers who died in war.