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Why I Returned My Medals
On May 20, during the first day of the NATO Summit in Chicago, Mr. Clumpner returned his medals along with 43 other veterans.
Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life
Since 9/11, the campaign for homeland security has increasingly mimicked the tactics of the enemies its sought to crush.
What Are Iran’s Intentions?
As tensions escalate, eerie echoes of the run-up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are in the air.
Counter-Memory and the Politics of Loss After 9/11
To address our collapsing intellectual and moral visions, we must reclaim and re-imagine those moments of compassion, social relations and democratic ideals that surfaced briefly after 9/11.
Disney, Militarization and the National Security State After 9/11
Disney's cultural products rely on innocence as a rhetorical tool to legitimate dominant relations of power.
Reveling in the Pain of Others: Moral Degeneracy and Violence in the “Kill Team” Photos
The “Kill Team” photos offer a glimpse into a larger set of social conditions in a winner-take-all society.
Militarized Conservatism and the End(s) of Higher Education
There can be little doubt that America has become a permanent warfare state.
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
A soft landing for America 40 years from now? Don't bet on it.
Ann Jones on “War Is Not Over When It’s Over: Women and the Unseen Consequences of Conflict”
War is not what we think it is, when we hear all these reports about soldiers and generals and strategies. War includes the whole population. War is fought on …
States of Paralysis: America’s Surrender to the Spectacle of Terror
The spectacle of terror and fear has developed a singular focus of communication and control.