Corporate America Cashed In on 9/11 Corporate America Cashed In on 9/11
The Pentagon’s spending surge made corporations a windfall.
Sep 24, 2021 / William D. Hartung
It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex
Despite the end of two decades of war, a congressional committee just voted to increase the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion.
Sep 21, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why America Goes to War Why America Goes to War
Money drives the US military machine.
Sep 9, 2021 / 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion / Andrew Cockburn
Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach
The commander in chief’s power to invade and inflict carnage is far too expansive.
Sep 7, 2021 / 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion / Danny Sjursen, Lawrence Wilkerson for The Nation
The Costs of 20 Years of War The Costs of 20 Years of War
Two decades of war caused the deaths of nearly 1 million people and will cost US taxpayers more than $8 trillion.
Sep 2, 2021 / Feature / Neta Crawford
America Can Afford Biden’s Investments at Home. Look at How Much It Spent on Wars. America Can Afford Biden’s Investments at Home. Look at How Much It Spent on Wars.
It is not enough—but it’s a start.
Aug 31, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet
By 2049, China will be too busy dealing with climate disasters to launch a war with the United States.
Aug 26, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
Great Power Politics After Afghanistan Great Power Politics After Afghanistan
Resetting the global chessboard.
Aug 24, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
Cut Military Spending to Deliver Covid Vaccines to the World Cut Military Spending to Deliver Covid Vaccines to the World
The US cannot police the globe and should reject isolationist anti-refugee stances. Representative Mark Pocan proposes another path for American foreign policy.
Aug 20, 2021 / John Nichols
Rather Than Focus on How the US Got Out of Afghanistan, Focus on How It Got In Rather Than Focus on How the US Got Out of Afghanistan, Focus on How It Got In
There should be a serious accounting for the Afghanistan debacle.
Aug 17, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel