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US War Debt Is Over $2 Trillion, Obama Wants to Spend More, but Is That the Answer?
Every tank, round of munition, boot on the ground, drone, vehicle and death fails to justify two wars fought for too long with too much borrowed money.
The Job Opportunity Cost of War
Net job creation would have been 1 to 2 million jobs greater if the US had not been at war.
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Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers: Celebrating War Over and Over
Given the rarity of peace celebrations of any sort, what's made the Christmas Truce safe for royalty, mayors and diplomats?
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Party On! The War Party Ascendant
Congratulations are in order for the War Party.
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Noam Chomsky | A Genuine Movement for Social Change
Intellectuals must be prepared to face repression and to act in defense of the values they profess.
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Katharine Gun’s Risky Truth-Telling
Truth-telling can be a dangerous undertaking, especially when done by government insiders trying to expose wrongdoing connected to war-making.
Not Again, on “a More Expansive Mission” in Afghanistan!
President Obama has authorized “a more expansive mission for the military in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned.”
After Vowing to End Combat Mission in Afghanistan, Obama Secretly Extends the United States’ Longest War
President Obama has secretly extended the US role in Afghanistan.
FAIR TV: Keystone Misinformation, War “Works” and NPR’s Cosby Questions
On this week's edition: The Keystone XL pipeline is back in the news - and so is a lot of the same old misinformation, and more.
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