Demobilizing America: A Nation Made by War and a Citizenry Unmade by It

By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Apr 4, 2017 For over 15 years, the U.S. has been fighting failed or failing wars—efforts that seem only to spread the terrorism they’re supposed to eradicate. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Facing Famine, 20 Million People Need Food, Not Bombs

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 16, 2017 President Trump's response to the most serious humanitarian catastrophe since the end of World War II is to slash aid, bar refugees and expand the military. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Military Nostalgia (or ‘Victory at Sea’ All Over Again)

By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch Mar 14, 2017 The president's talk of rebuilding the U.S. military has been influenced deeply by the “Victory at Sea” documentary series and the war movies of Trump's youth. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

U.S. Military Spending [a cartoon from China]

Luojie, China Daily, China / Cagle Cartoons Mar 12, 2017 Dig deeper

Retired Col. Larry Wilkerson: Trump’s Military Spending Plan Is ‘Disastrous’ and ‘Absurd’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2017 Wilkerson (pictured) and Paul Jay, senior editor of The Real News Network, discuss the proposed Pentagon budget increase. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Top Five Hypocrisies of the Week

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 25, 2017 Here are a few of the president's most striking contradictions. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Watch: Trump’s CPAC Speech

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2017 The president attacked the press and riled up the crowd Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Pentagon Reportedly Concealed Internal Study Revealing It Wasted $125 Billion

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2016 A new investigative report by The Washington Post shows that leaders within the Pentagon buried evidence that it was wasting billions over concerns that Congress would make budget cuts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Is It So Hard to Reduce the Pentagon Budget?

By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Oct 27, 2016 An ideology of armed exceptionalism and the entrenched power of the arms lobby are the pillars that uphold the Defense Department's $600 billion annual stranglehold on our tax dollars year after year. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

How to Disappear Money, Pentagon-Style

By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch May 25, 2016 By keeping us in the dark about how it spends our money, the Pentagon has made it virtually impossible for anyone to hold it accountable for just about anything. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Weapons Industry Revenue Forecaster Enthuses Over Global Turmoil

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2016 Contrary to expectations that revenues would fall as the U.S. downsized its military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the professional services firm Deloitte gushes in a new report that “the resurgence of global security threats” promises a lucrative “rebound” in military spending. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Real Enemy Is Within

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 7, 2015 If you are not dedicated to the destruction of empire and the dismantling of American militarism, then you cannot count yourself as a member of the left. It is not a side issue. It is the issue. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )