Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach
The commander in chief’s power to invade and inflict carnage is far too expansive.
Sep 7, 2021 / 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion / Danny Sjursen, Lawrence Wilkerson for The Nation
What Our Forever Wars Will Look Like Under Biden What Our Forever Wars Will Look Like Under Biden
Expect the new president to eschew starting new wars while avoiding to end existing ones.
Jan 23, 2021 / Danny Sjursen
Fighting and Writing Against America’s Forever Wars Fighting and Writing Against America’s Forever Wars
Veterans and journalists Danny Sjursen and William Astore discuss the roots of and resistance to our endless wars.
Dec 9, 2020 / William Astore and Danny Sjursen
Don’t Expect Biden to Do Much About the War State Don’t Expect Biden to Do Much About the War State
Business-as-usual will continue in a Biden administration. Pressure for change must come from the grassroots or it won’t happen at all.
Dec 1, 2020 / Danny Sjursen
I Was at the Tulsa Rally With Anti-Trump Vets. The President Should Be Worried. I Was at the Tulsa Rally With Anti-Trump Vets. The President Should Be Worried.
In the month since George Floyd’s death, I’ve gotten nearly 100 messages from servicemen saying they were ready to quit.
Jul 10, 2020 / Danny Sjursen
What Will Post-Pandemic Warfare Look Like? What Will Post-Pandemic Warfare Look Like?
If the past is any precedent, what lies ahead is the evolution of failed US proxy wars.
May 27, 2020 / Danny Sjursen
How the ‘West Point Mafia’ Runs Washington How the ‘West Point Mafia’ Runs Washington
From Congress to K Street, a small cohort of men exert immense influence on American political life.
Apr 10, 2020 / Danny Sjursen
The Last General to Criticize US Imperialism The Last General to Criticize US Imperialism
In the 1930s, retired Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler became one of the country’s most prominent anti-war dissidents.
Feb 21, 2020 / Danny Sjursen
The Orchestrated Chaos of US Foreign Policy Under Trump The Orchestrated Chaos of US Foreign Policy Under Trump
America’s disturbingly well-oiled war machine is being taken to the extreme under the current administration.
Jan 24, 2020 / Danny Sjursen
America’s First ‘Endless War’ Was Fought in the Philippines America’s First ‘Endless War’ Was Fought in the Philippines
The Moro War, an ill-fated military campaign that began in 1899, is a grim reminder of our long—and ongoing—history of imperialism.
Dec 18, 2019 / Danny Sjursen