Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis
Lopez’s acts of mass violence distinguish him from his fellow service members; still, he appears to have shared with many others the experience of coming home to a country un...
Apr 3, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones
A bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday asks the administration to make a clearer distinction between combatants and civilians.
Apr 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
In Memoriam: Jonathan Schell (1943-2014) In Memoriam: Jonathan Schell (1943-2014)
Recollections from Tom Engelhardt and an interview with Schell.
Mar 31, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt and Christian Appy
The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars
Despite the uproar over reductions to defense funding, less than 1 percent of the Pentagon's beefy $550 billion budget will be cut this year.
Mar 6, 2014 / Mattea Kramer
Senate Republicans Turn Their Backs on Veterans Senate Republicans Turn Their Backs on Veterans
Citing costs, Republicans blocked comprehensive legislation to extend health care and education.
Feb 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Obama Preps for Complete US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Obama Preps for Complete US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Obama finally started making plans to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan, and members of Congress are speaking up.
Feb 26, 2014 / George Zornick
Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough? Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough?
The cuts ought to be seen as only a down payment on the level of defense spending reductions that are really needed.
Feb 25, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
20 Years Ago, an Army Veteran Reported a Sexual Assault. She’s Still Waiting for Justice. 20 Years Ago, an Army Veteran Reported a Sexual Assault. She’s Still Waiting for Justice.
Congress continues to debate changes to the military justice system after decades of scandals, investigatory panels and trials have failed to stem the sexual assault epidemic. ...
Feb 24, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Men We Kill, and the Men We Don’t The Men We Kill, and the Men We Don’t
A drone strike in Yemen in December may have killed civilians and violated Obama’s targeted killing policies, a new report says.
Feb 21, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Misremembering America’s Wars, From Vietnam to Iraq Misremembering America’s Wars, From Vietnam to Iraq
The Pentagon’s whitewashed history of the Vietnam War provokes troubling questions about how the invasion of Iraq will one day be remembered.
Feb 18, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse