Afghanistan Watchdog Says ‘You’re Gonna See Pilferage’ of Ukraine Aid
Responsible Statecraft interviewed the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction on Ukraine aid.
Breaking Down Your Tax Bill
Our tax dollars should make life better — not go to waste on bloated military contracts and Pentagon boondoggles. Here’s what the numbers show.
Will the West Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear Battlefield?
Why Depleted Uranium Should Have No Place There.
Spurring an Endless Arms Race
The Pentagon Girds for Mid-Century Wars.
Pentagon Leaders Admit Defense Funding “Wish Lists” Are a Bad Practice
Defense officials have been required to submit a budgetary “wish list” every year since 2017.
Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry
And We're Paying the Price (and What a Price It Is!)
UK to Give Ukraine Depleted Uranium Shells Despite Russian Warning
Russia's defense minister says the move brings the world closer to a 'nuclear collision,' Putin vows to respond.
Scott Ritter: Reimagining Arms Control Under Ukraine
Having used arms control to gain unilateral advantage over Russia, the cost to the U.S. and NATO in getting Moscow back to the negotiating table will be high.
The Case for Diplomacy in Ukraine
By Katrina vanden Heuvel and James Carden / CounterPunch As 2023 unfolds, we fear that American policy will continue to be characterized by both mission creep and the absence of…
It’s Not All Balloon Buffoonery: Weaponizing Anti-China Paranoia
By Blake Fleetwood / Original to ScheerPost The U.S. suffered worldwide embarrassment in the last two weeks while the American media and Republican and Democratic politicians hyperventilated over four UFO…
Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine
The president says the purpose of the trip was to reaffirm 'unwavering and unflagging' support for Ukraine.
Murdoch Propaganda Readies Australia for War With China
Anyone who’s paying attention knows the behavior of the U.S. war machine is as relevant to Australians as it is to Americans, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
US Admits Weather Pushed Chinese Balloon Off Course, US Shot Down Hobbyist’s $12 Balloon in $2 Million Attack
US officials acknowledged the Chinese balloon they shot down on February 4 had likely been blown off course by unexpected weather. The US Air Force later spent $2 million using…
Our Freedoms Shrink as Our Military Expands
By Brad Wolf / CounterPunch The Merchants of Death even own our sidewalks. That’s what we were told when we arrived at Raytheon Technologies in Arlington, Virginia, on Valentine’s Day,…
Merger Mania in the Military-Industrial Complex
Tackling Pentagon Waste Means Battling the Big Weapons Makers and Asking More of Congress.