Saturday, December 21, 2024

There’s No Business Like the Arms Business

Weapons “R” Us (But You’d Never Know It)

The economic consequences of the war

The war’s potential long-term economic effects in and beyond Ukraine haven’t attracted nearly as much attention, for understandable reasons.

But I thought the Cold War was supposed to have been about ideology.

The Cold War should have ended in 1991 when communism and the Warsaw Pact did, but instead it continued on in the form of NATO.

Only fools replay doomsday

Meet the new Cold War—same as the old one.

Khizr Khan and the wisdom of Gold Star families

"If it was up to Donald Trump, [my son] never would have been in America."

Mapping a world from hell

76 countries are now involved in Washington’s War on Terror.

The end of war is just a beginning

What President Trump is actually proposing simply removes the most visible aspect – the troops – while continuing the bombing of eight countries and secret counter terrorism operations across almost half the globe.
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Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon of war brings Gaza to the brink...

Alex de Waal says famine in Gaza is “inevitable” as those warnings have been ignored and Israel’s war on Gaza is poised to continue.

International inquiry demanded after mass grave uncovered near school yard in Gaza

"This is precisely why Israel was taken to the International Court of Justice with the accusation that it is committing genocide."

Federal judge orders military to accept transgender troops at the start of the new...

“This is a complete victory for our plaintiffs and all transgender service members, who are now once again able to serve on equal terms and without the threat of being discharged.”