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Killer Drones Are a Lethal Extension of American Exceptionalism
By the time Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize award one year into his presidency, he had ordered more drone strikes than George W. Bush had authorized during his …
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Shining Light Into the Dark World of US Drone Warfare
The US government justifies drone strikes as legal and effective measures to defend the homeland. This book questions both premises.
Marjorie Cohn on Drone Warfare: Illegal, Immoral and Ineffective
Marjorie Cohn discusses the just-published book, “Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral, and Geopolitical Issues.”
Rory Fanning: “We Have to Make It Cool to Be a War Resister Again“
Rory Fanning spoke to Truthout about his aims in writing the book, the meaning of Pat Tillman, how to engage with war resisters in the military, and more.
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How I Helped Catch an Alleged 9/11 Mastermind – and Lost My Faith in the War on Terror
In this book excerpt, the author describes his journey from idealistic recruit to conscientious objector.
Dawn Paley: Drug War a Pretense to Expand Transnational Capitalism Southward
Author Dawn Paley offers a transformative view of the US war on drugs in the Western Hemisphere.
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South of the US Border, the War on Drugs Is Really a War on People
Canadian journalist Dawn Paley debunks the alleged war on drugs south of the US border.
Zinn Coeditor: That All “Voices” Make History Is a “Dangerous Idea to Those in Power“
Anthony Arnove has helped keep “Voices of a People's History” alive.
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I Am Undocumented and I Am Unafraid
The following remarks were made by Gustavo Madrigal-Pina responding to harsh Georgia laws criminalizing immigrants and prohibiting “Dreamers.”
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Our Daily Poison: How Chemicals Have Contaminated the Food Chain
Marie-Monique Robin ferrets out the origins of the modern chemical industry.