Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington
"Mr. President, we must not allow…a balloon gap!"
Feb 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer
War Racketeers Won’t Reform Themselves War Racketeers Won’t Reform Themselves
Isn’t it time to hold Congress truly responsible for enabling ever more war by voting out military sycophants?
Feb 2, 2023 / William Astore
Has the Peace Movement Kept Up With the Times? Has the Peace Movement Kept Up With the Times?
“No justice, no peace” is more than a slogan. It’s a precondition for achieving a more peaceful life in this country.
Jan 23, 2023 / Nan Levinson
Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression
The Russo-Ukrainian War and the rest of us.
Jan 20, 2023 / Bill Fletcher Jr.
Who Benefits Most From a Bloated Pentagon Budget? The Weapons Industry. Who Benefits Most From a Bloated Pentagon Budget? The Weapons Industry.
The Pentagon’s long-awaited National Defense Strategy, released late last year, is an object lesson in how not to make choices among competing priorities.
Jan 20, 2023 / William D. Hartung
When It Comes to the US Military, Nothing Succeeds Like Failure When It Comes to the US Military, Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
Constant warfare and preparations for more of it overseas have led only to costly defeats, and the budget just keeps getting bigger.
Jan 19, 2023 / William Astore
A Pentagon Report on China Fuels a Military Spending Frenzy in the US A Pentagon Report on China Fuels a Military Spending Frenzy in the US
How the media is misrepresenting what’s in the document.
Jan 12, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
The United States’ Global Power Is Fading Fast The United States’ Global Power Is Fading Fast
Becoming a primarily regional power is actually an opportunity to fundamentally reconsider relations with our home region, North America.
Jan 12, 2023 / Alfred McCoy
Letters From the January 9/16, 2023, Issue Letters From the January 9/16, 2023, Issue
Here we go again… Unintended consequences… An American daughter… Dangerous policies…
Dec 27, 2022 / Our Readers
Calls Grow for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine Calls Grow for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine
Inspired by the Christmas Truce of 1914, more than 1,000 faith leaders are urging the United States to use diplomatic channels to seek a cessation of violence in Ukraine.
Dec 23, 2022 / John Nichols