US Military

Kfredrian, Idlib

The Civilian Toll From the War Against ISIS Is Unacceptable. Why Isn’t the Press Covering It? The Civilian Toll From the War Against ISIS Is Unacceptable. Why Isn’t the Press Covering It?

The US-led bombing campaign has killed hundreds, according to one comprehensive report. The Pentagon admits to two.

Aug 25, 2015 / Sara Rathod

Obama West Point

How America’s Broken Service Academies Create a Broken Military How America’s Broken Service Academies Create a Broken Military

Many of the military’s problems begin with the training of its leaders.

Aug 18, 2015 / William J. Astore

Col. Ty Seidule

Stop Turning the End of Slavery Into Army Propaganda Stop Turning the End of Slavery Into Army Propaganda

Yes, the United States army, “wearing this blue uniform,” helped destroy slavery. Doesn’t it matter what else that army has done?

Aug 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

US Marine

Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go? Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go?

During Vietnam, it felt like the war sat right on America’s doorstep. Today, we’ve largely disengaged from the terror our military commits.

Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

Nagasaki bomb

Death and Destruction in the Wake of Nagasaki Death and Destruction in the Wake of Nagasaki

Five teenagers who survived the atomic bomb recall the early moments of the nuclear age.

Aug 6, 2015 / Susan Southard

Hiroshima Anniversary

The War Was Won Before Hiroshima—and the Generals Who Dropped the Bomb Knew It The War Was Won Before Hiroshima—and the Generals Who Dropped the Bomb Knew It

Seventy years after the bombing, will Americans face the brutal truth?

Aug 6, 2015 / Gar Alperovitz

Hiroshima

70 Years Later, We Still Haven’t Apologized for Bombing Japan 70 Years Later, We Still Haven’t Apologized for Bombing Japan

We’ve somehow convinced ourselves that Hiroshima was an act of mercy.

Aug 4, 2015 / Christian Appy

Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush Admires a Really Lousy President — And It’s Not His Brother Jeb Bush Admires a Really Lousy President — And It’s Not His Brother

James K. Polk was condemned by John Quincy Adams, Henry David Thoreau, and Abraham Lincoln on issues of human bondage and lawless militarism.

Aug 3, 2015 / John Nichols

Ukrainian national flag

Will France and Other European Countries Break With the US on the Ukrainian Crisis? Will France and Other European Countries Break With the US on the Ukrainian Crisis?

Or could we see a thaw in US–Russian relations?

Jul 29, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Dempsey and Kawano

Could Japan Become America’s New Proxy Army? Could Japan Become America’s New Proxy Army?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to alter a key provision of Japan’s constitution to lift the country’s 70-year ban on foreign deployments.

Jul 27, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

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