Tag: U.S. Military
The Pentagon budget still rising, 40 years later
The rationale for spending more than $700 billion a year on the Pentagon—and well over $1.2 trillion for national security writ large—simply does not exist.
‘Atrocious’: 188 Democrats join GOP to hand Trump $738 billion military...
"Every member of Congress who voted to give the most corrupt, unhinged, and unstable president in history $738 billion to fight endless wars...must never tell us that we cannot afford Medicare for All or a Green New Deal."
‘Afghan Papers’ wouldn’t be needed if we had a real independent...
Embedded journalists and news organizations that hire retired generals for commentary don’t give the true picture.
Insignia, badges, and medals for a climate-wracked era
The U.S. military on a planet from hell.
Moral injury and America’s endless conflicts
Moral injury is not a recognized psychiatric diagnosis. Yet the concept began to take root among mental health specialists.
Why we can’t ignore U.S. military emissions
The U.S. military’s carbon bootprint is enormous. Like corporate supply chains, it relies upon an extensive global network of container ships, trucks,...
AFRICOM calls for my ‘elimination’
Specifically, what if an article of mine on the U.S. military appears somewhere in our media world and that military refuses to notice? Does it have an impact?
The rightful owners of a key island military base for the...
The Chagos Archipelago belongs to the country of Mauritius; it’s not a bargaining chip for the American empire.
Mapping the American War on Terror
All told, it should be clear that another kind of grand plan is needed to deal with the threat of terrorism both globally and to Americans – one that relies on a far smaller U.S. military footprint and costs far less blood and treasure.