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Military
Senate GOP Sabotaged Effort to Keep White Nationalists Out of Military
The House passed a measure to screen recruits for white nationalist views. The Senate quietly altered it.
The Stubborn Persistence of the Military-Industrial State
After 40 years, the Pentagon budget is still rising.
It’s Our Choice: Medicare for All, or Endless War?
We could easily fund health care for all by ending military boondoggles and fruitless wars.
As a Military Spouse, I’m Trying to Bear Witness to the Costs of War
U.S. wars, while fought thousands of miles away, hit far closer to home than we like to think.
Chileans Face State Repression as They Continue Revolt Against Neoliberalism
Despite 20 people being killed since the protests began, people are showing no signs of backing down.
Pentagon Confirms US Forces in Syria Came Under Turkish Artillery Fire
“This is what happens when a country goes into a war of expansion so callously and rapidly,” says CodePink.
Why Arms Races Never End
Arms races, though waged in the name of national security, create yet more insecurity.
The F-35 Jet Costs $1.5 Trillion — and Our Tax Dollars Are Still Funding It
Lockheed Martin's profits are soaring as politicians tout the F-35 as a “job creator.”
Military Might Is Our National Religion
Where does such a profession of faith in wars and weapons end?
Native People Across the Pacific Are Resisting Dispossession of Sacred Land
Indigenous people in Hawai‘i, Guam and Okinawa are finding common cause in opposing the forces of empire.