Pentagon Fails Its Sixth Audit
Every year that members of Congress vote for budget boosts to this agency with no strings attached, they choose to spend untold billions on war with no accountability.
How Long Can America Maintain a War Economy
The United States will have to choose between its addiction to military spending and the economic demands of its population.
The Enduring Limits of American Power
America can’t determine outcomes on the ground in Israel and Ukraine.
Israel, Ukraine, the Border: What’s in Biden’s $105 Billion Military Bill
The package includes $7.2 billion for direct military financing to Ukraine ($1.7 billion), Israel ($3.5 billion), and the Indo-Pacific ($2 billion).
Khury Petersen-Smith on Law & Disorder/KPFA on Impacts of Israel’s Assault on Gaza
Khury Petersen-smith discusses the latest in Palestine and the ramifications of islamophobia and anti-Arab racism in the US.
CounterSpin Interview with Phyllis Bennis on the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Janine Jackson interviews IPS’s New Internationalism Project director Phyllis Bennis about the crisis in Gaza for the October 13, 2023 episode of CounterSpin. Phyllis Bennis joins CounterSpin following a week of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza strip. Phyllis...
Korean Armistice, Ukrainian Ceasefire
Pity the country that has no armistice, but pity the country that needs an armistice.
The Trouble With Taiwan
Wherever one stands on the independence vs. accommodation spectrum in Taiwan, everyone should agree that a U.S.-China war is in nobody’s interest.