Progressives Plan to Push Big Cuts to Defense Spending, Citing Coronavirus Crisis
“It is time to fundamentally change our national priorities,” Bernie Sanders said. His proposal would reduce Pentagon spending by $74 billion.
National Security
John Bolton Is Telling the Truth, but Let’s Not Forget His Horrible, Dangerous Career
Bolton didn’t just love endless wars. He even pushed infant formula in countries with contaminated water.
Voices
George Floyd's Murder May Finally End the Army's Fealty to Defeated Confederate Traitors
The men for whom the Army bases were named were passionate advocates of a slavocracy and often incompetent military leaders.
Pentagon War Game Includes Scenario for Military Response to Domestic Gen Z Rebellion
The 2018 war game envisioned a “Zbellion” by a tech-savvy generation that no longer believed in the American dream.
Voices
Donald Trump Is an Autocrat. It's Up to All of Us to Stop Him.
Each incremental step toward dictatorship can be explained away. While it is happening, no one can quite believe that they are on the road to serfdom.
More Than 70 Children Killed in Just 10 Airstrikes In Afghanistan, Report Finds
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism analyzed 10 strikes by the U.S. military and the U.S.-backed Afghan air force and found 115 civilians were killed.
The Coronavirus Crisis
With Medical Conditions, NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Risks Coronavirus "Death Sentence" Behind Bars, Attorneys Say
Winner is fighting for compassionate release due to her medical conditions, but the government said she was “line-jumping.”
Left-Right Alliance Takes Aim at Surveillance Bill
Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi, allied on surveillance, face intense opposition from their wings — and from Donald Trump.
The Coronavirus Crisis
The U.S. Brags About Health Aid to Africa While Bombing Some of Its Most Vulnerable Nations
Libya and Somalia, where U.S. forces have spent hundreds of millions on airstrikes, have fared especially poorly when it comes to direct U.S. health assistance.
Voices
The CIA's Murderous Practices, Disinformation Campaigns, and Interference in Other Countries Still Shape the World Order and U.S. Politics
No understanding of international or domestic politics is possible without a factual grasp of the CIA's purpose.