How Corporations Won the War on Terror
Turns out failed wars and thousands of lives lost are good for (some) business.
Learn From the Afghan War—or Repeat It
The real takeaway from both Vietnam and Afghanistan, is that invasions and occupations rarely work, aren’t ethical, and shouldn’t be attempted in the first place.
Maj. Danny Sjursen: America’s War Machine Refuses to Let Afghanistan Go
On this week's "Scheer Intelligence," the veteran weighs in on the U.S. exit from Afghanistan and Gen. David Petraeus’ dangerously false narrative about our country’s longest war.
Answering the Armies of the Cheated
Indispensable Nation Syndrome should certainly qualify as, at the very least, another Big Lie.
Forever Wars Are a Cancer on Our Democracy
Who authorized America's forever wars? And why do they never end?
The Military Wasn’t a Way Out of Poverty For Me
Instead, militarism is why so many of us are poor in the first place.
U.S. Military Document Puts Socialists in Same Category as Neo-Nazis
The Navy's new counterterrorism training guide says that socialists are "political terrorists," just like neo-Nazis.
Joe Biden Is the Embodiment of Our Fading Empire
America's distinctly fading imperial power is reflected in our aged new president.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin: A Certain Kind of Diversity
That a black man might helm the horrendous war machine that so effectively chews up black and brown bodies is an obscenity that’s absolutely American.
Michèle Flournoy’s Fall Proves What Progressive Pushback Can Do
Activism succeeded in changing “Defense Secretary Flournoy” from a fait accompli to a lost fantasy of the military-industrial complex.
Biden’s Young Hawk: The Case Against Jake Sullivan
The appointee to National Security Advisor has a history of casual evasion of responsibility for his role in a series of disastrous foreign policy adventures.
What President Biden Simply Won’t Touch
What if they called an election and nothing changed in the War State?
What Patriotism Means to a Veteran of America’s Forever Wars
The following excerpt from Maj. Danny Sjursen’s new book, “Patriotic Dissent” is printed with permission from Heyday Books and is available for purchase on their site. Patriotism is one of…
The Art of the Weapons Deal in the Age of Trump
The president has tried to capitalize on arms sales to the Middle East to consolidate his political position at home throughout his tenure.
The Terrifying Future of Military A.I.
Due to the pandemic, the Pentagon is now rushing the future deployment of robot generals as a matter of national urgency.