Hedges: No Way Out but War
Permanent war has cannibalized the country. It has created a social, political, and economic morass. Each new military debacle is another nail in the coffin of Pax Americana.
Greenwald: Twenty-Two House Republicans Demand Accountability on Biden’s $40B War Spending
A cohort of Republicans, part of the dissenting vote on Biden's Ukraine war package, seeks oversight and specifics about the destination of U.S. money and weapons.
Ukraine: Foolish for Finland & Sweden to Join NATO
This is not the time to make decisions in a moment of historical hysteria and panic, writes Jan Oberg.
The Chris Hedges Report: Ukraine and the Resurgence of American Militarism
What will be the consequences of the United States’s commitment to long-term conflict, and where will we be when the war finally ends?
Sleepy Joe’s $33 Billion Abomination
Trump Derangement Syndrome still lives on in America's political debate as virulent as ever.
The US Military is Driving Environmental Collapse Across the Planet
The U.S. military emits more carbon than 140 countries combined, fueling climate change and environmental degradation. Below we examine five ways in which the Pentagon is destroying the environment.
The New Gold Rush: How Pentagon Contractors Are Cashing in on the Ukraine Crisis
U.S. arms contractors are not only profiting, but also benefiting, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
From Moscow to Washington, the Barbarism and Hypocrisy Don’t Justify Each Other
U.S. hypocrisy in no way excuses the murderous rampage of Russia’s war on Ukraine, but hopping on a bandwagon of the U.S. government as a force for peace is a…
Hedges: Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death
The doctrine of permanent war dominated our lives during the Cold War and dominates our lives now.
Hedges: The Greatest Evil Is War
Russia was baited into war but that does not absolve its criminal act of aggression.
Hedges: Chronicle of a War Foretold
After the fall of the Soviet Union, there was a near universal understanding among political leaders that NATO expansion would be a foolish provocation against Russia. How naive we were…
The True Costs of America’s All-Consuming War-Culture
This country has sacralized its version of global war and now the world is reaping what we sowed.
U.S. Approves Massive Arms Sale to Egypt Despite Deteriorating Human Rights Situation
The USD 2.5 billion arms deal was approved despite calls by rights groups and even some members of Congress for a tougher stance on Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who…
Why Washington Has Learned Nothing From Vietnam to Afghanistan
Why did the United States fail so ignominiously in Vietnam? Why did it fail again in Afghanistan? The answers to these two questions turn out to be similar.
January 22: Nuclear Weapons Illegal One Year
January 22 marked the one year since nuclear weapons were made illegal. Nine nations continue to reject this.