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South Koreans Are Pleading for a Breakthrough in the US–North Korea Talks South Koreans Are Pleading for a Breakthrough in the US–North Korea Talks

“We are on the cusp of a dangerous time,” a peace delegation declared at the UN.

Nov 7, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

The Pentagon in Washington

The Pentagon Won’t Acknowledge Hundreds of Military Bases The Pentagon Won’t Acknowledge Hundreds of Military Bases

The government says there are 514 official military sites overseas. That number might be closer to 800.

Nov 6, 2019 / Nick Turse

Air Power Demonstration

Trump Has Stolen the Anti-War Mantle. Here’s How to Get It Back. Trump Has Stolen the Anti-War Mantle. Here’s How to Get It Back.

His claims about wanting to “end endless US wars” are lies—but they’re effective, because the massive anti-war movement that we need is missing in action.

Nov 4, 2019 / Phyllis Bennis

The US Military Is a Socialist Organization

The US Military Is a Socialist Organization The US Military Is a Socialist Organization

Affordable housing and food, tuition assistance, and universal health care are hallmarks of a social welfare system—and life in the armed forces.

Nov 4, 2019 / Liesel Kershul

The Party of War Has No Problem Trashing Veterans

The Party of War Has No Problem Trashing Veterans The Party of War Has No Problem Trashing Veterans

Heroic military service counts for nothing when a party sees all critics as disloyal.

Oct 30, 2019 / Jeet Heer

US marines outside of Falluja in 2004.

America’s Military Mania Is Hurting Democracy America’s Military Mania Is Hurting Democracy

It’s time to put an end to America’s lust for war.

Oct 24, 2019 / William Astore

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Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War

The danger in criticizing the president’s policies is that it could revive an interventionist temper on the left.

Oct 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Real Trouble With Tulsi

The Real Trouble With Tulsi The Real Trouble With Tulsi

Hillary Clinton is wrong again. Gabbard is no Russian asset but a narrow nationalist.

Oct 21, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Will US Military Leaders Ever Stand up to Trump?

Will US Military Leaders Ever Stand up to Trump? Will US Military Leaders Ever Stand up to Trump?

America needs more vocal military leaders like Smedley Butler to drown out the silence of people like former defense secretary James Mattis.

Oct 21, 2019 / Tyson Manker

‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism

‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism ‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism

As the federal government tries to expand its control of the island, the CHamoru are ready to rise in resistance.

Oct 21, 2019 / Chris Gelardi and Sophia Perez

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