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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.
Pentagon Weighing $2.2 Billion in Cuts to Military Health Care
This comes after both chambers of Congress approved a $740 billion Defense Department budget.
Military Recruiters Are Targeting High Schoolers Facing Financial Insecurity
Recruiters deliberately exploit the financial and social insecurities of teenagers to enlist more soldiers.