Death and Living in the Face of Empire
Julian Aguon’s ‘The Properties of Perpetual Light’ is a thoughtful meditation on how, to understand problems at the center of a colonial society, we have to look at the margins.
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.
State of Insecurity
The Cost of Militarization Since 9/11
$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.”
How U.S. Wars Abroad Are Intimately Tied to Police Brutality at Home
There are obvious links between anti-war movements against U.S. militarism and Black Lives Matter activism against police brutality. Is time for activists to join forces?
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.
Taliban’s Sweeping Offensive in Afghanistan Was “Inevitable” and Stems from Brutal U.S. War
Phyllis Bennis joins Democracy Now! to discuss the latest from Afghanistan, including the Taliban’s recent capture of three more provincial capitals.
National Priorities Project Commends Senate Rejection of $50 Billion Pentagon Grab
The increase would have come on top of the more than $750 billion the budget resolution already reserved for the Pentagon.
The Triumph and Tragedy of the Olympic Refugee Team
It’s beautiful that there’s an Olympic team for 82 million displaced people. But have we accepted mass displacement as the new normal?
Biden Needs to Re-engage Iran Before It’s Too Late
Instead of resetting U.S. relations with Iran, Biden has mostly continued the course of aggression set by the Trump Administration.
War Criminal Found Dead at 88
The human and economic costs of Donald Rumsfeld’s wars are staggering.
Biden’s Conventional Foreign Policy
America is back—to the same old, same old.
To End Poverty in the United States, End Militarism
Congress rarely links poverty to militarism, but that’s about to change.
Biden’s Unconscionable Military Budget
With the Afghanistan War finally ending, we shouldn’t squander our “peace dividend” on costly weapons or military bloat.
The Pentagon Increase Is the Size of the Entire CDC Budget
One of the most confounding decisions in the president’s budget request was the decision to increase the Pentagon and war budgets.