Biden Must End the Forever Wars Biden Must End the Forever Wars
The American public, exhausted by the pandemic and two decades of war, is in no mood for military adventurism.
Jan 4, 2021 / Feature / David Klion
Can We Finally Stop Marching to Disaster? Can We Finally Stop Marching to Disaster?
Under a Biden presidency, perhaps the horrors of 2020 can force a real conversation about national security in 2021.
Dec 30, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon
Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness
Even as Bernie Sanders holds up a Pentagon spending bill to force a Senate vote on $2,000 payments, most House Democrats approve another DOD blank check.
Dec 30, 2020 / John Nichols
The CIA Is Running Death Squads in Afghanistan The CIA Is Running Death Squads in Afghanistan
Reports of atrocities supported by the American intelligence agency underscore the need to end America’s longest war.
Dec 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Military Will Test Soldiers for Drugs—but Not Covid-19 The Military Will Test Soldiers for Drugs—but Not Covid-19
Thousands of service members have been diagnosed with the virus. Meanwhile, the military tells them they have to pay for the test out of pocket.
Dec 18, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Letters From the December 28, 2020/January 4, 2021, Issue Letters From the December 28, 2020/January 4, 2021, Issue
No great mystery… Supreme obstacle… Paradise lost…
Dec 15, 2020 / Our Readers
Don’t Cheer Trump’s 11th-Hour Troop Withdrawals Don’t Cheer Trump’s 11th-Hour Troop Withdrawals
Yes, drawdowns of American forces abroad are overdue—but the president’s latest orders serve his interests, not the country’s.
Dec 11, 2020 / Andrew McCormick
A Very Trumpian Christmas Surprise? Signs Point to a Possible US Attack on Iran A Very Trumpian Christmas Surprise? Signs Point to a Possible US Attack on Iran
Now is the time to prevent a possible strike on Iran, before Trump’s military posturing becomes military action.
Dec 10, 2020 / Michael T. Klare
Fighting and Writing Against America’s Forever Wars Fighting and Writing Against America’s Forever Wars
Veterans and journalists Danny Sjursen and William Astore discuss the roots of and resistance to our endless wars.
Dec 9, 2020 / William Astore and Danny Sjursen
Trump Is Leaving Us With a New Cold War Trump Is Leaving Us With a New Cold War
Besides failing to end our forever wars, the Trump administration has set us on course for a prolonged, potentially catastrophic cold war with China and Russia.
Dec 8, 2020 / Michael T. Klare