Dispatch

Marine walks in Afghanistan

The $8 Trillion Cost of Failure The $8 Trillion Cost of Failure

The time and money it took to give Kabul to the Taliban could have been used to help struggling Americans.

Sep 9, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

Mark Milley sits in front of a microphone, with Mark Esper beside him

America’s Global Imperialist Footprint America’s Global Imperialist Footprint

With hundreds of military bases around the world, America’s imperialist ambitions won’t stop with failure in Afghanistan.

Aug 20, 2021 / Patterson Deppen

Marines

War Is Anything but Sacred. Ask Those Who Fought. War Is Anything but Sacred. Ask Those Who Fought.

Stark realities haunt our troops, even as we glorify and celebrate their regrets.

Aug 4, 2021 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

Biden’s New Immigration Plan Is Already Outdated

Biden’s New Immigration Plan Is Already Outdated Biden’s New Immigration Plan Is Already Outdated

Migration is a cure for economic crisis—not a cause of it.

Jul 22, 2021 / Aviva Chomsky

US President Joe Biden

Is a War With China Inevitable? Is a War With China Inevitable?

The statements coming out of the Department of Defense and the upper ranks of Congress these days make it seem that way.

Jul 15, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

Our Fight Can’t Stop After This Election

Our Fight Can’t Stop After This Election Our Fight Can’t Stop After This Election

It’s only once we’ve won, whether that’s now or four years from now, that the real work begins.

Nov 6, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon

US Pentagon seen from above

The Pentagon Budget Is Out of Control The Pentagon Budget Is Out of Control

At $1.21 trillion, the actual national security budget is nearly twice the size that was announced by the White House.

Mar 3, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger

Australia Fires

The Australian Fires Are a Prelude to Our Climate Suffering The Australian Fires Are a Prelude to Our Climate Suffering

The fires could just be the beginning in a slow-motion climate reckoning of rising sea levels, unprecedented storms, and hellish heat waves.

Jan 28, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

Trump Jingping Beijing

The Dark Side of the Chinese Dream The Dark Side of the Chinese Dream

We should pay more attention to Beijing’s repressive actions.

Jul 3, 2018 / Rian Thum and Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Trump Andrews Air Force Base

Trump Is On His Way to Record-Setting Defense Spending in 2018 Trump Is On His Way to Record-Setting Defense Spending in 2018

As the president doubles down on wars abroad, companies like Boeing stand to reap billions.

Jan 11, 2018 / William D. Hartung

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