Defense spending

Trump Andrews Air Force Base

The Military-Industrial Complex Is on Corporate Welfare The Military-Industrial Complex Is on Corporate Welfare

The Pentagon will get an extra $165 billion over the next two years—that’s even more than Donald Trump asked for.

Feb 27, 2018 / William D. Hartung

Nuclear Football

Nukes Are the New Normal Nukes Are the New Normal

Say, here’s an idea: Let’s make it easier for Trump to pull the nuclear trigger.

Feb 26, 2018 / Rajan Menon

Afghan Escalation

The Real Reason Americans Don’t Care About the Costs of War The Real Reason Americans Don’t Care About the Costs of War

And what we can do to change that.

Feb 15, 2018 / Stephanie Savell

Waldhauser at AFRICOM

The Pentagon Sent $500 Million Abroad for International Drug Wars. What Happened Next Is a Mystery. The Pentagon Sent $500 Million Abroad for International Drug Wars. What Happened Next Is a Mystery.

A report by the Defense Department’s inspector general raises questions about a combatant command with a history of scandals.

Feb 8, 2018 / Nick Turse

Kevin de León

Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California? Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California?

He’s challenging incumbent Dianne Feinstein on foreign policy, immigration, and the national-surveillance state.

Feb 7, 2018 / Q&A / Sasha Abramsky

Recent Troops in Afghanistan

10 Commonsense Tricks to Curb the Pentagon’s Endless Wars 10 Commonsense Tricks to Curb the Pentagon’s Endless Wars

Isn’t it finally time to apply a little reason to our disastrous pattern of war-making?

Feb 5, 2018 / William J. Astore

Recent Troops in Afghanistan

Today’s Wars Are Based on a Fundamental Misunderstanding of History Today’s Wars Are Based on a Fundamental Misunderstanding of History

Until we correct it, we can count on ceaseless, tragic war.

Jan 29, 2018 / Danny Sjursen

US Navy aircraft carrier

The Pentagon’s Plan for Never-Ending War The Pentagon’s Plan for Never-Ending War

A new document outlines a plan the country can’t afford.

Jan 25, 2018 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage

Trump War Protest Bethesda

Will Our Endless Wars Fuel the Next Populist Revolt? Will Our Endless Wars Fuel the Next Populist Revolt?

The lives lost and money wasted are real. The only question is who has the courage to state that the emperor has no clothes.

Jan 16, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

trump battleship

Fortress America Is Crumbling Fortress America Is Crumbling

Trump’s inept one-man diplomacy is wrecking US foreign policy.

Jan 16, 2018 / Alfred McCoy

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