Vet Survived Iraq, Only to Be Wounded Defending Civil Liberties in Oakland Vet Survived Iraq, Only to Be Wounded Defending Civil Liberties in Oakland
Clashes over the Occupy Oakland clearance leave an Iraq War veteran seriously wounded. As with the Bonus Army of 1932, vets who make economic demands at home find themselves u...
Oct 27, 2011 / John Nichols
Chickening Out in Iraq: How Your Tax Dollars Financed ‘Reconstruction’ Madness in the Middle East Chickening Out in Iraq: How Your Tax Dollars Financed ‘Reconstruction’ Madness in the Middle East
State Department employee Peter Van Buren was sent to Iraq to help rebuild it. The result was an exercise in Murphy's Law.
Oct 3, 2011 / Peter Van Buren
Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts
Nothing's even decided yet, but the neocons are up in arms over arms spending.
Aug 9, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Will the Pentagon Suffer in the Debt Deal? Will the Pentagon Suffer in the Debt Deal?
It might, but it’s going to take a lot of work to counter the Iron Triangle and its lobbyists.
Aug 4, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Playing Ball With the Pentagon Playing Ball With the Pentagon
At Fenway Park, a look at the changing relationship between sports and the American military.
Jul 28, 2011 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Defense on the Chopping Block Defense on the Chopping Block
Obama and the GOP seem poised to agree on big cuts in Pentagon spending.
Jul 22, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Bradley Manning, American Hero Bradley Manning, American Hero
Four reasons why Pfc. Bradley Manning deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom, not a prison cell.
Jul 7, 2011 / Chase Madar
Why Is the Military Infiltrating Peace Activist Groups? Why Is the Military Infiltrating Peace Activist Groups?
When peace activists discovered that one of their fellow organizers was in fact a military informant, they decided to take their case to the courts.
Jun 27, 2011 / The Nation
Reality Check: Budget Cuts Inevitable at the Department of Defense Reality Check: Budget Cuts Inevitable at the Department of Defense
Still, some argue that the United States must maintain—or even increase—Pentagon spending.
Jun 27, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Lieutenant Dan Choi: Upholding the Mandate of Service Lieutenant Dan Choi: Upholding the Mandate of Service
Lieutenant Dan Choi joins The Nation to discuss his recent arrest and how restricting protest is just another way to suppress freedom of speech.
Jun 21, 2011 / The Nation