Tag: Pentagon
How the EPA and the Pentagon downplayed a growing toxic threat
A family of chemicals – known as PFAS and responsible for marvels like Teflon and critical to the safety of American military bases – has now emerged as a far greater menace than previously disclosed.
Trump’s ‘infrastructure’ plan
When it comes to government investment in the American economy and our disintegrating infrastructure, there really is nothing much left but the Pentagon.
The military industrial drain
Even if the Pentagon budget were cut in half, the United States would still outspend China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea combined.
Narco-corruption, ISIS 3.0, and the terror drone attack that never happened
If the Pentagon’s war-gamers are to be believed, far worse is yet to come.
Beyond golden shower diplomacy
Are we trying preserving the positive legacy of an empire in decline?
The Pentagon can’t account for $21 trillion (that’s not a typo)
It seems vaguely upsetting, but you forget about it 15 seconds later because … what else is there to do?
Why can’t the world’s best military win its wars?
Americans need to rethink war and look honestly at ourselves and our friends.
US-led endless war and overseas attacks funded by tax payers’ money
"It's devastating to know who paid for it: we did."
Could the Cold War return with a vengeance?
The Pentagon plans for a perpetual three-front “Long War” against China and Russia.
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Not very bright
How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?
Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan
As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.
Chevron ordered to pay $744 million for decades of destruction to Louisiana’s coastal wetlands
A Louisiana jury’s landmark verdict against Chevron signals a major shift in holding Big Oil accountable for environmental degradation and decades of ignored coastal restoration laws.
Over 4,000 factory workers laid off as Trump tariffs spark economic chaos
A wave of mass layoffs across the U.S. exposes the real cost of Trump’s trade war, as union leaders and lawmakers warn of deepening instability in American manufacturing.
Israeli soldiers expose ‘kill zone’ campaign in Gaza, citing war crimes and systematic devastation
A new report from Breaking the Silence reveals shocking testimony from Israeli troops describing the creation of a lethal buffer zone inside Gaza, the deliberate razing of civilian infrastructure, and the normalization of killing civilians.