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If Governments Believe So Much in Nonviolence, They Should Try It
It’s time governments led by example and stopped using armed police as the go-to solution for societal problems.
Trump Is Either Lying or Out of the Loop on Afghanistan. Both Are Bad.
The “Did Donald Know” question squatting atop this situation is every bit as bewildering as the man himself.
Why We Shouldn’t Quantify the COVID-19 Pandemic in Terms of 9/11
9/11 fostered an anti-immigrant and racist police state. What we most need post-COVID is a society built on mutual care.
Declaring War on a Virus Ignores the Neoliberal Policies That Put Us Here
The language of war and invasion from outside veils the racist and classist response of the state to the present crisis.
Could the US Forever Wars Be Part of Our Past in a Post-Coronavirus Planet?
We must push for a world in which the U.S. military is no longer a sinkhole for endless trillions of taxpayer dollars.
It’s Time to Rethink US Militarism in the Midst of COVID-19
This should be a time for a genuinely new approach, one fit for a world of rising disruption and disaster.
New Film Shows How Biden Played Leading Role in Push for US to Invade Iraq
Center for Economic and Policy Research’s Mark Weisbrot exposes Biden’s central role in pushing for an Iraq invasion.
Six Key Questions We Should Be Asking About the US’s Never-Ending Wars
For almost two decades, we have been engaged in the longest U.S. war in history.
To Stop the Next War Before It Starts, We Need to Confront Militarism Itself
We didn’t invade Iran, but the war machine rages on. To stop it, we need a strong and sustained antiwar movement.
Bipartisan Pressure Is Mounting to Rein In Trump’s War Powers
On the eve of the antiwar vote, Rep. Ro Khanna talks to Truthout about the growing support for the antiwar measures.