The U.S. Can’t Keep Absolving Itself Over Afghanistan
The Pentagon now claims no wrongdoing in a parting drone attack that killed seven children. International law and basic morality demands real accountability.
Bush Was a Disaster – Only Trump Looks Worse by Comparison
More than 140 historians ranked past American presidents. If not for Trump, Bush’s ranking would have nosedived.
9/11 at 20: Our Moral Obligation After Two Decades of War
First, Washington needs to stop killing people. Next, we have to challenge our nation’s assumptions and priorities.
9/11 and After: The Need Is Still for Justice, Not Vengeance
The U.S. has spent over $21 trillion on wars, the military, and the national security state since 9/11. That money should have been used for health care, climate, jobs, and education.
20 Years After 9-11
Congresswoman Barbara Lee in conversation with Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman, as well as the Institute for Policy Studies’ Tope Folarin, the Friends Committee on National Legislation’s Diane Randall, and Win Without War’s Stephen Miles.
9/11 at 20: Two Decades of Missed Opportunities
For just a fraction of what we’ve spent on militarization these last 20 years, we could start to make life much better.
Did 9/11 Change Everything?
The 9/11 attacks were a surprise. The response wasn’t.
‘Justice, Not Vengeance’: Read Our 2001 Statement on the 9/11 Attacks
In the days after 9/11, IPS convened scores of allies to express our grief — and to speak out against the rush to war.
Biden Defends Ending “Forever War” in Afghanistan and Criticizes Using War as Tool for Nation-Building
Phyllis Bennis joins Democracy Now! to discuss the latest news on Afghanistan, including Biden’s speech about ending the war there, and where the U.S. military will turn its attention next.
$21 Trillion over 20 Years: Breaking New Report Analyzes the Full Cost of Militarization Since 9/11
“Our $21 trillion investment in militarism has cost far more than dollars. It has cost the lives of civilians and troops lost in war, and the lives ended or torn apart by our brutal and punitive immigration, policing and mass incarceration systems.”
America’s Merchants of Death Then — and Now
More Afghan-like tragedies will be inevitable until we squeeze the personal profit out of prepping for war.
We’ve Spent Billions on War. Now, Let’s Spend to Bring Afghans to Safety.
The U.S. needs to focus on bringing as many Afghans as possible to safety as refugees.
Biden Is Right to End the War in Afghanistan
Now our obligation is to those Afghans living with the consequences of our four decades of intervention.
Does the Future Belong to the Taliban?
Afghanistan is not the only place at risk of takeover by extremists.
The U.S. Exit from Afghanistan Was Doomed to be Ugly
Phyllis Bennis joins MSNBC’s The Last Word to discuss the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.