Defund the Police. And the Military, Too. Defund the Police. And the Military, Too.

In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. emphasized the need to overcome “the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism.” The same holds true today.

Jun 24, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Protests Force the US Military to Face Its Own Racism Protests Force the US Military to Face Its Own Racism

The crisis provoked by George Floyd’s death endangers Pentagon efforts to rally Western nations against the supposedly more autocratic regimes in China and Russia.

Jun 10, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law Israel’s Mizrahi Activists Are Fighting the Racist Nation-State Law

Echoing the country’s Black Panther movement of the early 1970s, they’re challenging the false binary of Arab vs. Jew, which the law strengthens.

May 27, 2020 / Jen Marlowe

Anti-War Groups Push Biden and the Democrats to Rethink Foreign Policy Anti-War Groups Push Biden and the Democrats to Rethink Foreign Policy

Faced with a pandemic, an economic meltdown, and the climate crisis, more than 50 groups argue that it’s time to reset priorities.

May 26, 2020 / John Nichols

We Must Resist the ‘China Threat’ Syndrome We Must Resist the ‘China Threat’ Syndrome

Hyping it increases the likelihood of armed clashes and prevents the two superpowers from working together to overcome serious global perils.

May 26, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

What Are US Forces Doing Abroad? We Don’t Necessarily Know. What Are US Forces Doing Abroad? We Don’t Necessarily Know.

Murder, sexual assualt, and other crimes plague our military operations abroad, where thousands of commandos operate with little visibility.

Mar 21, 2020 / Nick Turse

The US-Taliban Deal Changes Little on the Ground The US-Taliban Deal Changes Little on the Ground

The US cannot guarantee peace in Afghanistan, but that should not determine whether the US ends its war.

Mar 6, 2020 / Adam Wunische

The US Government Has Sanitized War The US Government Has Sanitized War

We are reminded of our endless wars only when the government wants to invoke patriotism without criticism.

Feb 26, 2020 / William Astore

The Last General to Criticize US Imperialism The Last General to Criticize US Imperialism

Feb 21, 2020 / Danny Sjursen

Is This the End of Rojava? Is This the End of Rojava?

The Kurdish region of northeast Syria was autonomous for seven years, but had to ask the Syrian government for protection after an invasion by Turkey.

Feb 18, 2020 / Mireille Court and Chris Den Hond