Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Tag: military

The hidden costs of “national security”

Ten ways your tax dollars pay for war – past, present, and future.

Will you enlist in Trump’s war?

If Trump can't tell us why his new strategy will work, we should tell him "No!"

The hazards of military worship

Everyone loves the troops and their generals, but history indicates that military advice Isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

The American way of war is a budget-breaker

Never has a society spent more for less.

America’s war-fighting footprint in Africa

Secret U.S. military documents reveal a constellation of American military bases across that continent.

Trump vs. Kim Jong Un: Two loose cannons, a monumental nightmare...

Trump and his generals better be very careful before deciding to launch a pre-emptive strike.

First step down a dangerous path

Have Republicans – or hawkish Democrats – learned anything from the military and diplomatic history of the past two decades?

Cassius was correct

How many Amerikans, like the good Germans in 1940, cheered the carpet bombing of Iraq, and the subsequent invasion?

Prepare, pursue, prevail!

Onward and upward with U.S. Central Command.

Baiting the hermit kingdom: No change in North Korea policy under...

Diplomacy may take time and patience, but if policymakers would put as much faith into it as they do to the military solutions that we’ve seen fail time and again, we might see some progress in easing tensions in many of the world’s hotspots, including on the Korean Peninsula.

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Mitch McConnell and Tommy Tuberville gave Democrats the blueprint for anti-Trump opposition

Democrats can stymie a significant chunk of his legislative agenda if they’re willing to commit to four years of steadfast opposition.

Bernie Sanders slams Congress for claiming ‘no money’ for housing and healthcare while approving...

The senator criticizes lawmakers for prioritizing the military-industrial complex over working families as the Senate advances a near $1 trillion defense budget.

GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food...

Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.

How billionaires have sidestepped a tax aimed at the rich

Lawmakers created a new type of Medicare tax to capture the kinds of income the rich often enjoy, but a host of billionaires have managed to avoid paying it.

Putting our children first: How gun safety as a nonpartisan issue helped local candidates...

Moms Demand Action-backed candidates succeed by emphasizing community safety, depoliticizing gun reform, and addressing fears of school shootings.