US Military

The Weapons Industry Doesn’t Care Who’s President

The Weapons Industry Doesn’t Care Who’s President The Weapons Industry Doesn’t Care Who’s President

CEOs of arms manufacturers and their investors are confident about their prospects, regardless of which candidate wins the election.

Oct 30, 2020 / Greg Shupak

Military Flyovers at NFL Games Are Ridiculous

Military Flyovers at NFL Games Are Ridiculous Military Flyovers at NFL Games Are Ridiculous

Troy Aikman and Joe Buck would be right to call them out for what they are: outrageously wasteful publicity stunts.

Oct 21, 2020 / Dave Zirin

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning fighter jet is shown at the Singapore Airshow in 2014

The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer

Regardless of who is elected president this November, American arms businesses will continue to export arsenals to the Middle East and around the world.

Oct 14, 2020 / William D. Hartung

trump in iraq

An October Surprise of a Military Kind An October Surprise of a Military Kind

When all else fails, start a war.

Oct 12, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

How America Turned on Itself

How America Turned on Itself How America Turned on Itself

Amid talk of “civil war,” it’s impossible to imagine the violence of this moment in the absence of America’s forever wars abroad.

Oct 6, 2020 / Andrew McCormick

Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction

Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction

The president’s threats are strangely unexceptional and unnervingly all-American.

Oct 1, 2020 / William J. Astore

Joe Biden

Progressives Slam Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Progressives Slam Biden’s Foreign Policy Team

Sanders delegates and other progressive Dems, worried about his ties to the military, want less Pentagon spending and more focus on climate change.

Sep 21, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

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

The Military’s Role in a Contested Election The Military’s Role in a Contested Election

Asking the armed forces to decide who won would be the first step on the road to rule by military junta.

Sep 17, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Donald Trump

The US Is a Failed State The US Is a Failed State

In less than four years, Donald Trump has exacerbated nearly every issue plaguing this country, from income inequality to global warming.

Sep 10, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

Trump’s Vile Military Comments Are a Window Into His Soul

Trump’s Vile Military Comments Are a Window Into His Soul Trump’s Vile Military Comments Are a Window Into His Soul

As disturbing as they are, Trump’s dismissals of dead soldiers as “losers” are more about personality than politics.

Sep 7, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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