War and Peace

Has the Pentagon’s Post-9/11 Spending Spree Made Us Safer? Has the Pentagon’s Post-9/11 Spending Spree Made Us Safer?

The US has spent nearly $8 trillion on national security since 9/11. Do you feel any safer?

Aug 16, 2011 / Chris Hellman

The Israeli Spring The Israeli Spring

Hundreds of thousands have turned out in demos all over the country, demanding a more egalitarian society. They have awakened a few ancient, dormant Jewish values.

Aug 15, 2011 / Etgar Keret

Inside Kenya’s Overflowing Refugee Camps

Inside Kenya’s Overflowing Refugee Camps Inside Kenya’s Overflowing Refugee Camps

The famine in Somalia was not simply sparked by nature but by disastrous foreign interventions that are now impeding aid.

Aug 15, 2011 / Lauren Sutherland

Rick Perry’s Neocon Friends

Rick Perry’s Neocon Friends Rick Perry’s Neocon Friends

Isn’t one war-crazed governor from Texas enough for this century?

Aug 15, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Challenging US Claims on Civilian Deaths in Drone Attacks Challenging US Claims on Civilian Deaths in Drone Attacks

Dennis Blair opposes drones, but stays mum on victims.

Aug 15, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Could the Pentagon Be Responsible for Your Death? Could the Pentagon Be Responsible for Your Death?

A look at a potentially shocking Pentagon program to influence jihadis online that Congress should investigate fast. 

Aug 11, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

20 Percent of Veterans in College Have Planned to Commit Suicide

20 Percent of Veterans in College Have Planned to Commit Suicide 20 Percent of Veterans in College Have Planned to Commit Suicide

A new study says colleges are unprepared to educate the more than one million veterans expected to enter institutions of higher learning in the next decade. 

Aug 9, 2011 / StudentNation / Kevin S. Donohoe

Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts

Nothing's even decided yet, but the neocons are up in arms over arms spending.

Aug 9, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy

Survivors of the first nuclear tragedies are now campaigning not only against nuclear weapons, but now also against the dangers of nuclear power.

Aug 9, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy

Survivors of the first nuclear tragedies are now campaigning not only against nuclear weapons, but now also against the dangers of nuclear power.

Aug 9, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!

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