Filipino Movements Protest Decision to Further Open Up to US Military
The decision to allow US to access more Philippine military bases under the controversial EDCA deal has been criticized by progressive groups and activists.
Caitlin Johnstone: US Surrounds China With War Machinery While Freaking Out About Balloons
The U.S. empire has been surrounding China with military bases and war machinery for many years, in ways Washington would never tolerate China doing in the nations and waters surrounding…
Poland Says It’s Ready To Send F-16s to Ukraine in Coordination With NATO
Biden said "No" when asked if the US would send F-16s to Ukraine, but the US previously ruled out providing other arms it eventually sent.
Prince Harry’s PR Firestorm Creates Opportunity to Rethink Militarism
The criticism Harry has faced about his comments on Afghanistan is an opportunity to dig deeper and take on the dominant narratives in our society about war more broadly.
US May Help Ukraine Launch An Offensive On Crimea
By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack In a new article titled “U.S. Warms to Helping Ukraine Target Crimea,” the New York Times reports that the Biden administration now believes Kyiv may…
What Price Is ‘Defense?’: America’s Costly, Dysfunctional Approach to Security Is Making Us Ever Less Safe
A look at the madness of funding the Pentagon, going down the military drain.
Pentagon Doc Reveals US Lied About Afghan Civilians Killed in 2021 Drone Strike
One Amnesty International campaigner called the new report "more evidence that we need a huge change in how the U.S. uses lethal force and assesses and reveals its consequences."
101st Airborne Still Deployed in Romania Simulating War With Russia
Members of the division told CBS in October that they were prepared to enter Ukraine if given the order.
US, Israel Vote No as UN Approves World Court Resolution on Illegal Occupation
"The time has come for Israel to be a state subject to law," said a spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority, "and to be held accountable for its ongoing crimes against…
Democrats Are Making a Devil’s Bargain on Pentagon Funding. It’s Not Paying Off.
Progressives can’t win unless Pentagon spending is put on the chopping block.By Lindsay Koshgarian
Pentagon Blows Deadline to Explain US Role in Nigerian Airstrike That Killed 160 Civilians
One human rights campaigner said the military's failure to provide a timely response to Democratic lawmakers' questions "does not bode well for the U.S. government's expressed commitment to transparency and…
Scott Ritter: A Lexicon for Disaster
Russia seeks arms control agreements to prevent dangerous escalation. But the U.S. seeks only unilateral advantage. This risks all out conflict unless this changes.
The Madness of Nuclear Warfare Is Alive and Well in America
Collectively, it seems that we may be on the verge of returning to a nightmarish past, where we lived in fear of a nuclear war that would kill us all,…
House, Senate Agree to Add $45 Billion to Biden’s 2023 Military Budget Request
Congress is still finalizing the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
How Terror Came Home and What to Make of It
By Andrea Mazzarino | TomDispatch Recently, an agent of the Department of Homeland Security called me and started asking questions about a childhood acquaintance being investigated for extremism. I put…