Robert Scheer: Was Al Qaeda a Bush Boogeyman?
By Robert Scheer / Los Angeles Times Editor’s Note: The Los Angeles Times wrote in 2011, “This 2005 opinion piece by columnist Robert Scheer was found among hundreds of pieces…
The Most Terrifying Part of the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
As the Taliban waltzes into Kabul, the look of surprise on the faces of top officials should frighten us most of all.
What the Classroom Didn’t Teach Me About the American Empire
Perhaps even more relevant today than it was in 2008, when it was first published, is the remarkable Howard Zinn's writing on how, from his childhood in school to his…
Maj. Danny Sjursen on Genocide, Slavery, Imperialism and Hyper Capitalism
On “Going Underground, ” the host speaks to Retired US Army Major Danny Sjursen, author of ‘A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism…
Answering the Armies of the Cheated
Indispensable Nation Syndrome should certainly qualify as, at the very least, another Big Lie.
Kelly Denton-Borhaug: Christianity Is the Linchpin in America’s War Machine
Dr. Kelly Denton-Borhaug, a professor of religious studies, examines how Christian rhetoric is used to justify endless wars and the “moral injury” they inflict.
Moral Injury and the Forever Wars
Sobering facts some Americans don't want to hear about why so many members of the military are taking their own lives.
Is Our Failed Empire Heading for the Exit?
Could this country, which dumped trillions of taxpayer dollars into its forever wars, now perhaps be reclassified as a failing empire with a flailing military?
The Danger of an Afghanistan ‘Threequel’ from Biden
Don't assume we have left for good, says Maj. Danny, even though we haven't helped anybody by being there.
Forever Wars Are a Cancer on Our Democracy
Who authorized America's forever wars? And why do they never end?
Joe Biden’s First 100 Days Were a Pentagon Prize
The saddest story of the Biden moment is that, amid proposed domestic advances, the Pentagon is still going to be funded and fed in the all-too-usual, wildly profligate fashion.
What the U.S. Could’ve Done With the $2 Trillion Spent on the Afghanistan War
Rather than leave 240,000 people dead, the U.S. could have greened half its electrical grid--for starters.
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Maj. Danny Sjursen: What Is It About the Democrats’ Love of War?
The retired army major discusses Biden’s stalling on Trump’s commitment to end the US-Afghanistan war on this week's installment of "Scheer Intelligence."
Tillman: How America’s Forever Wars and Interventions Fueled the Assault on the Capitol
B Kevin Tillman / TomDispatch Just about everyone was shocked by what happened at the Capitol building on January 6th. But as a former soldier in America’s forever wars, horrifying…
All Risk, No Reward: The Perils and Absurdity of Iraq War 4.0
The muddled US military mission and ongoing troop presence creates nearly all the conditions for the latest crisis.