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Military
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Four Responses to Military Failure in Washington
In an era when there has been failure aplenty for the US military, disappointing results like these have become the new norm.
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Readjusting to Neoliberal Economy Creates New Trauma for Returning Veterans
US veterans who fought overseas are being forced into lives of increasing levels of precarity.
Tiny Guam, Huge US Marine Base Expansions
An expansion of the military will only degrade both the environment and the native Chamorro people.
DoD’s Inspector General Investigates Administration Propaganda Again
Intelligence officials were skewing the info on how (un)successful the campaign against ISIS has been.
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Seventy Years of Military Mediocrity: The Shared Failings of US Military Academies and Senior Officers
US military academies are supposed to be educating and developing leaders of character. If they're not doing that, why have them?
Egypt’s Military Economy
The army is increasing its economic power and is free to impose the conditions it deems suitable.
Thanks to Reliance on “Signature” Drone Strikes, US Military Doesn’t Know Who It’s Killing
High-tech weaponry is killing thousands of unidentified people worldwide and maintaining the US permanent war machine in a new form.
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Trans Liberation Doesn’t Come From a Military Uniform
The mainstream LGBT movement is eyeing transgender military inclusion as the next goal, but true liberation looks like something else.
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How Private Sector Is Cashing in on Pentagon’s “Insatiable Demand” for Drone War Intelligence
The private sector's involvement could grow.
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Learning War: An Educational Historian’s Perspective
War is grotesque, it changes US society and its burdens often fall on the most marginalized people.