Wounds of War

Opinion

The Profiteers of Armageddon

William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Aug 1, 2023 "Oppenheimer" misses crucial aspects of the story— including how America’s nuclear-industrial complex profits on the arms race. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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It’s Time To End the Forever War on the Korean Peninsula

Gabriela Bernal / Responsible Statecraft Jul 26, 2023 On the 70th anniversary of the armistice, a new call for a peace treaty between Washington and Pyongyang. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

The Crimes and Dangers of Elliott Abrams

Ariel Gold and Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler / Waging Nonviolence Jul 19, 2023 Elliot Abrams is a war criminal. His nomination to the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy must be blocked. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

Why Is Biden Giving Cluster Bombs to Ukraine?

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jul 13, 2023 “In a Dark Time, the Eye Begins to See”: Biden and Cluster Munitions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

UN Expert Demands Immediate Shut Down of Guantanamo Prison

People's Dispatch Jun 30, 2023 UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin demands immediate shutting down of Guantanamo prison, apology to inmates. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Book Review

Whitewash and War Zones

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Jun 9, 2023 Fifteen years after his last book, Normon Solomon examines militarism and media narratives in the wake of the Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Military

Will the West Turn Ukraine Into a Radioactive Battlefield?

Joshua Frank / TomDispatch Apr 19, 2023 The possibility of nuclear power-plants going up in flames aren't the only dangers in the Ukraine War. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Military

Veterans Push Back Against Military Recruitment in Schools

Ruben Abrahams Brosbe / YES! Apr 5, 2023 The U.S. military has long recruited from high schools. Some veterans are beginning to fight the propaganda and tell students the truth about military service. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TD Original

Part II: Who’s Researching the Researchers?

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Mar 23, 2023 This is the concluding feature story in the multi-part Dig series, “The Ecstasy of Agony,” investigating the politics of psychedelic research and its commercialization, with a focus on the historic and present-day links between psychedelia and the military. The first feature explored how veterans were deployed by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies' (MAPS) as public relations mascots to gain public sympathy for psychedelic pharmaceutical agendas. This piece delves deeper into the lived experiences of veterans recruited by MAPS and explores allegations of manipulation tactics on the part of MAPS and its researchers — allegations that raise serious questions about MAPS' methods and relationships with veterans over the last decade. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

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Ransacking Iraq

Nabil Salih / Lefteast Mar 21, 2023 Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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The Iraq War, Twenty Years Later

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2023 A war of choice, a legacy of ashes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Military

Which Veterans Affairs Locations Are Conducting Psychedelic Clinical Trials?

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Jan 24, 2023 For the the first time in nearly half a century, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs has opened a number of its locations for clinical trials of psychedelic drugs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )