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Lethal Robotic Weapons Systems Are on the Rise, But So Is the Fight to Stop Them
Once launched, lethal autonomous weapons systems will fly and kill without any further human action.
If Biden Doesn’t Act on AUMF, the US’s Blank Check for War Continues
Since the passage of the 2001 AUMF, the number of groups classified as “terrorist” has doubled.
Arundhati Roy Talks Media, Authoritarianism in India and Challenging US Wars
The acclaimed author describes how we're caught between a corporate media and an even more corporate social media.
Let’s Abandon False Dichotomy of “Offensive vs. Defensive” Support for Yemen War
The characterization is meaningless because Saudi Arabia’s involvement in Yemen is entirely offensive.
Let’s Turn Rising Generations Into War Resisters Rather Than Veterans
No amount of moralizing or drum-beating can ever inspire people like me to fight a war for US war-makers again.
US Military Is Fueling Climate Crisis — It Emits More Carbon Than 140 Nations
Military carbon emissions have largely been exempted from international climate treaties.
Students Are Pushing US Colleges to Sever Ties With Military-Industrial Complex
Students and young people are witnesses to the ways in which U.S. education is deeply complicit with war and militarism.
Ascendant Democratic Warhawk Wants to Pre-Authorize War With China
Rep. Elaine Luria is rapidly gaining foreign policy influence in the Democratic caucus.
Support for Nuclear Ban Treaty Is Rising. Nuclear Nations Are on the Defensive.
The nine nuclear-dependent nations and their supporters face a future in which they will be increasingly isolated.
Are the Motives of War Profiteers Driving Us to the Brink of a New Cold War?
The first Cold War made trillions for the war industry. Profiteers know a new Cold War with China would make many more.