Daniel Ellsberg on the Existential Threat of Global Conflict Daniel Ellsberg on the Existential Threat of Global Conflict
“As the world has correctly perceived, this has the seeds of a regional nuclear war and all-out war between the US and Russia.”
Apr 22, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
The Pentagon Is Cashing In on the Ukraine Crisis The Pentagon Is Cashing In on the Ukraine Crisis
The new gold rush of defense spending is a disaster in the making.
Apr 19, 2022 / William D. Hartung and Julia Gledhill
What Will It Take to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget? What Will It Take to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget?
We have now reached the point in our collective history where we face three certainties: death, taxes, and ever-soaring spending on weaponry and war.
Apr 6, 2022 / William Astore
The “State Secrets” Privilege Is a Tool of Injustice The “State Secrets” Privilege Is a Tool of Injustice
Nothing in the Constitution’s text supports a state secrets privilege—in fact, it runs counter to upholding a government by the consent of the governed.
Mar 18, 2022 / Bruce Fein
With Violence, America Reaps What It Sows With Violence, America Reaps What It Sows
The hum of the continuing violence embedded in this country’s war-making structure is so constant that most of us don’t even notice or question it.
Feb 24, 2022 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug
Russia, Ukraine, and the New Bipartisanship in Washington Russia, Ukraine, and the New Bipartisanship in Washington
Democrats and Republicans unite in boosting Pentagon spending.
Feb 23, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
Is the Confrontation Over Ukraine Joe Biden’s “Wag the Dog” Moment? Is the Confrontation Over Ukraine Joe Biden’s “Wag the Dog” Moment?
The people now gunning for a showdown with Putin were gunning for a showdown with Saddam Hussein two decades ago—with the same promises of a happy outcome.
Feb 16, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Why We Intend to Pass a New Yemen War Powers Resolution Why We Intend to Pass a New Yemen War Powers Resolution
Ending unconstitutional US involvement in the war.
Feb 7, 2022 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Rep. Peter DeFazio
Another Banner Year for the Military-Industrial Complex Another Banner Year for the Military-Industrial Complex
Opposing Build Back Better while throwing so much more money at the Pentagon marks the ultimate in budgetary and national-security hypocrisy.
Feb 4, 2022 / William D. Hartung
2 Decades of Military Force Got Us Nowhere 2 Decades of Military Force Got Us Nowhere
Twenty years of war, around $6 trillion, and nearly 1 million corpses later, there are now more terrorist groups than in 2001.
Jan 5, 2022 / Nick Turse