Costs of war: 17 years after 9/11, nearly half a million people have died...
The cost of the global so-called war on terror will soon surpass $6 trillion.
China and America: Polar Opposites
The United States and China are polar opposites when it comes to many things like war, the economy, and power. The U.S. was once the economic power of the world, but China seems to be flourishing while the U.S. is diminishing.
The smearing of Cori Bush for being truthful about the Gaza war
Such formulaic manipulation has long been fundamental to claims that the Israeli government represents “the Jewish people” and criticisms of its actions are “antisemitic.”
Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda
Maybe if we stopped claiming that we were the greatest, most exceptional, most indispensable nation ever and that the U.S. military was the finest fighting force in the history of the world, both we and the world might be better off and modestly more peaceful.
‘Total massacre’ as U.S. drone strike kills 30 farmers in Afghanistan
Amnesty International said the bombing "suggests a shocking disregard for civilian life."
We can end mass atrocities in Gaza and beyond
What can normal people do to end atrocities in Gaza and elsewhere?
Lament for Humanity: A 50 Year Reflection
“I am not going to get another 50 years to try to create the world of peace, justice and sustainability for which many of us strive but I am going to use every single moment of the time I have left.”
After Afghanistan, US military presence abroad faces domestic and foreign opposition in 2022
While these reductions may seem like a U.S. military withdrawal from the world stage, its presence overseas remains vast.
Arsenal of autocracy?
The major weapons makers cash in worldwide—not just in Ukraine.
Senate votes to end illegal US war in Yemen
“This Senate vote should mark the beginning of the end of American complicity in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.”