News Analysis | War & Peace Why Arms Races Never End Arms races, though waged in the name of national security, create yet more insecurity. By Rajan Menon , TomDispatch October 1, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health We Can Save the Planet by Defunding the Pentagon Billions of Pentagon dollars could be freed for critical climate projects while ending the environmental havoc of war. By Medea Benjamin , ForeignPolicyinFocus September 28, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace 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." By William J. Astore , TomDispatch September 16, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Much “Foreign Aid” Is Taxpayer-Funded Plundering of the Global South Foreign aid is largely being used to protect and enrich U.S. businesses, exploiting host countries’ resources. By Barbara G. Ellis , Truthout September 11, 2019 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor How Amazon and Silicon Valley Seduced the Pentagon One whistleblower who raised flags about tech moguls' unprecedented access to the Pentagon has also paid the price. By James Bandler , Anjali Tsui , Doris Burke , ProPublica August 25, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace We Can’t Confront Climate Change While Lavishly Funding the Pentagon As defender of the world's oil-fueled economy, the Pentagon is also the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. By JP Sottile , Truthout August 18, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Deficit Hawks Are Enabling the Next US War The U.S. budget is rigged to hold essential domestic programs hostage to the Pentagon's war chest. By Lindsay Koshgarian , Truthout August 9, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Lessons From the Natural World on Washington’s Unnatural Wars Americans have to recognize the parasitic nature of the national security state. By William J. Astore , TomDispatch July 9, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Trump Dodges His Own Benghazi as Pentagon Closes Probe Into Niger Ambush The Niger ambush was the largest loss of American lives in combat in Africa since the 1993 “Black Hawk Down” incident. By Sophia Tesfaye , Salon June 6, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health The US Military Won’t Lead the Fight in Combating Climate Change The Pentagon's scorched-earth policies cannot be reconciled with renewable energy initiatives. By Indigo Olivier , Truthout June 5, 2019 Truthout