Tag: Pentagon
GOP pushes for even larger Pentagon budget amid ‘unconscionable’ profiteering
"Free advice for the speaker of the House: if you want to cut spending so bad, start and end with the Pentagon budget," said one watchdog group.
Are the best years of my country behind me?
Reflections on a long-ago tour of Los Alamos and the Trinity Atomic Test Site.
Jack Teixeira, US Airman First Class, faces 15 years in prison...
The leaked documents "revealed U.S. assessments of the war in Ukraine as well as sensitive secrets about American allies."
Merger mania in the military-industrial complex
Pentagon waste is a longstanding issue in desperate need of meaningful action.
Can the Military-Industrial Complex be tamed?
Cutting the Pentagon's budget in half would finally force the generals to think.
What it means for hunger to burn through the Pentagon’s ranks
Why does the U.S. have an obsession with defense spending rather than analyzing the military's food insecurity?
Pentagon doc reveals US lied about Afghan civilians killed in 2021...
One Amnesty International campaigner called the new report "more evidence that we need a huge change in how the U.S. uses lethal force and assesses and reveals its consequences."
Can NATO and the Pentagon find a diplomatic off-ramp from the...
The precarious fine line the United States and NATO are walking in Ukraine, caught between their commitment to an open-ended, ever-escalating war and the existential danger of nuclear war that it may lead to.
What the Pentagon doesn’t want you to know about China
Deliberate lies about China to drum up justification for more U.S. war spending needs to be urgently addressed.
POPULAR
Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant. Little is being done...
Formaldehyde threatens everyone as it pollutes the air we all breathe and leaks from products long after they enter our homes. It is virtually everywhere.
Norway’s halt on deep-sea mining: A critical win for ocean conservation
Norway’s decision to pause deep-sea mining marks a pivotal victory for environmental advocates, but continued threats and industry ambitions highlight the ongoing fight to protect marine ecosystems.
The carbon soil opportunity: Organic farming helps counter climate change
Switching to organic products is an easy way to eat healthier and support the environment.
Trump’s crimes didn’t matter to voters because they didn’t matter to Biden and Garland
If Trump is such a threat, why are so many Democrats refusing to fight?
Israel accused of violating Lebanon cease-fire agreement nearly 100 times: A fragile truce under...
As accusations mount against Israel for repeated cease-fire violations in Lebanon, the precarious truce negotiated by the U.S. and France is tested by escalating violence, raising questions about its legitimacy and enforcement.