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Sex Crimes Continue to Plague the US Military
Many men who assault women in the military see them as government property to do with as they please.
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Can We Keep Scandal Fatigue From Thwarting Reform?
Here's how some of Truthout's reporters deal with the disheartening side of our work. We'd like to hear how you deal with reading investigations that take an emotional toll.
Forget Petraeus: The Real Scandal Is Generals’ Corrupt Weapons Procurement
Ill-conceived weapons continue to suck taxpayer dollars - the majority of the discretionary portion of the federal budget, in fact.
As Fiscal Abyss Approaches, Some Cliff Notes on Washington
Legislators are likely to punt the deadline for cuts to the new Congress.
Pentagon Nixed 1998 US Nuclear Scientists’ Probe of Iranian Program
The veto eliminated the Khatami government's most promising initiative to promote a thaw in U.S.-Iran relations.
Afghanistan: The Who Cares War? (Not Exactly, But It Fails the Real Definition of a Just War)
If there was a draft, the war would be over in a month - if not sooner.
The Day They Levitated the Pentagon
Today is the 45th anniversary of the exorcism and levitation of the Pentagon.
Why Biden Won
The vice presidential debate was a contest between a genuine political veteran and a wooden marionette.
It Takes a Village to Get Control of the Pentagon: How Democrats and Republicans Must Walk a Narrow Path to True Reform
I want to talk about the reality of making some real changes in the DoD auditing and the budget, and what could work for people like me who have …
Congress as Enabler: The Pentagon Can’t Kill the M-1 Tank, Only an IED Can (Part Two)
We have around 2,300 M-1s stashed around the world and 3,000 M-1s surpluses in the Nevada desert, waiting for the next large country-to-country tank war that may never come.