US Wars and Military Action

Defense Contractors Don’t Need Another Covid Bailout

Defense Contractors Don’t Need Another Covid Bailout Defense Contractors Don’t Need Another Covid Bailout

Despite their claims, defense spending isn’t driving major job growth. It just makes shareholders wealthier.

Sep 16, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger

Ayad Akhtar, Shahzia Sikander

The Incantatory Power of Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander The Incantatory Power of Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander

The two artistic geniuses—a novelist and a visual artist—discuss US politics, Islamophobia, and their recent work.

Sep 15, 2020 / Q&A / Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander

Jeffrey Ngo

Did US Lobbying Efforts Backfire for Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement? Did US Lobbying Efforts Backfire for Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement?

Hong Kong activist Jeffrey Ngo defends his Capitol Hill photo-ops.

Sep 14, 2020 / Q&A / Wilfred Chan

Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest

When we remember “Tom Terrific,” let’s not forget the way the Mets great, at the height of his fame, stuck his neck out to oppose the war in Vietnam.

Sep 11, 2020 / Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier

Donald Trump

The US Is a Failed State The US Is a Failed State

In less than four years, Donald Trump has exacerbated nearly every issue plaguing this country, from income inequality to global warming.

Sep 10, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

A closeup image of Donald Trump standing in front of a microphone

Trump’s Fake Anti-War Posturing Works for Him Trump’s Fake Anti-War Posturing Works for Him

Democrats have ceded opposition to the military-industrial complex to a belligerent fraud.

Sep 9, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Trump’s Vile Military Comments Are a Window Into His Soul

Trump’s Vile Military Comments Are a Window Into His Soul Trump’s Vile Military Comments Are a Window Into His Soul

As disturbing as they are, Trump’s dismissals of dead soldiers as “losers” are more about personality than politics.

Sep 7, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Trump Hasn’t Ended Endless Wars

Trump Hasn’t Ended Endless Wars Trump Hasn’t Ended Endless Wars

We shouldn’t be waging war in Syria without Congress’s approval.

Sep 1, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

JADC2

The Pentagon’s Next Project: Automated War The Pentagon’s Next Project: Automated War

The US is pouring billions of taxpayer dollars into an enterprise that could lead to the end of the world as we know it.

Aug 27, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

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Letters From the September 7/14, 2020, Issue Letters From the September 7/14, 2020, Issue

Workers are not inputs… Starving the beast… Trump’s disordered personality… Taking back control…

Aug 25, 2020 / Our Readers

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