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Guns and Liberty

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 25, 2019 U.S. gun owners find a false sense of political power in their firearms, a condition that pleases the controlling elites. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Uncle Sam Sent Me to Rehab for PTSD

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 11, 2019 Most disabled American veterans suffer from invisible mental wounds—I’m one of them. I spent a month with dozens of these silent victims. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

An Israeli Teenager Defies His Country’s War Machine

RORY FANNING / TomDispatch Feb 26, 2019 Hilel Garmi has long felt the occupation of Palestinian lands to be immoral. Now he counts himself among his country's few refuseniks. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Microsoft Workers Demand End to Army Contract in Powerful Letter

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Feb 25, 2019 Addressing CEO Satya Nadella and the company's chief legal officer, over 100 employees declare that they refuse to become "war profiteers." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Defense Secretary: Jury Is Out on Women’s Success in Combat

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Sep 25, 2018 Jim Mattis says there are too few women in the infantry ranks to provide enough data to determine how they're doing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The U.S. Army Isn’t Meeting Its Recruiting Goals

Ilana Novick Sep 24, 2018 The Department of Defense believes the improved U.S. economy means that fewer people wish to enlist. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Colin Kaepernick Receives Powerful Letter of Support From Black Police Union

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Sep 6, 2018 African-American officers acknowledge they “live in two worlds,” and that they understand why the NFL star took a knee. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Convicted Bank Robber Becomes a Must-Read Author With ‘Cherry’

By Ron Charles Aug 24, 2018 The author of this lacerating debut novel about war and heroin won't be going on book tour; he's got two more years to serve in prison. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Soldier’s Tale

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 24, 2018 Spenser Rapone—dismissed by some of his classmates at West Point as the “communist cadet”—courageously confronted the military’s toxic hyper-masculinity, misogyny, racism and role as the enforcer for global capitalism. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )