An Inflated Pentagon Budget Is Not in the Country’s Best Interest An Inflated Pentagon Budget Is Not in the Country’s Best Interest
Scamming the taxpayer has become a way of life for the national security state.
Sep 15, 2022 / Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung
This Is Life in Paranoid America This Is Life in Paranoid America
American leaders have driven this society to be ever less trusting and more fearful, in the name of protecting and advancing their wealth, power, and security.
Aug 2, 2022 / William Astore
Biden’s Unkind, Rewind Approach to the Middle East Biden’s Unkind, Rewind Approach to the Middle East
Instead of being an “inflection point,” the president’s trip made it clear that nothing will change.
Jul 20, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich
More Money for the Pentagon Won’t Make Us Safe More Money for the Pentagon Won’t Make Us Safe
Spending $1.4 trillion to address a narrowly defined concept of national security should be considered budgetary malpractice on an immeasurably grand scale.
Jul 11, 2022 / William D. Hartung
Militarizing Schools Isn’t the Answer to Gun Violence Militarizing Schools Isn’t the Answer to Gun Violence
We’ll soon graduate a generation of young people who may have trouble reading and writing and adding but will be experts at ducking and covering.
Jul 1, 2022 / StudentNation / William Astore
NATO From Bad to Worse NATO From Bad to Worse
It is urgent to rebuild a global peace movement opposed to all military alliances and the ongoing massive increases in defense budgets.
Jun 23, 2022 / Gilbert Achcar
The Pentagon Gets More Money, and Americans Pay the Price The Pentagon Gets More Money, and Americans Pay the Price
What’s all this new defense spending for?
Jun 21, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That. The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.
Does arming Ukraine really make Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and their cohorts “defenders of democracy”?
May 25, 2022 / William D. Hartung
Why Can’t Washington Break Its War Addiction? Why Can’t Washington Break Its War Addiction?
American narcissism is only part of the answer.
May 12, 2022 / William Astore
Daniel Ellsberg on the Existential Threat of Global Conflict Daniel Ellsberg on the Existential Threat of Global Conflict
“As the world has correctly perceived, this has the seeds of a regional nuclear war and all-out war between the US and Russia.”
Apr 22, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky