Mandy Smithberger / TomDispatchMar 4, 2020
The U.S. spends more than the next seven countries combined on a military that is seemingly incapable of either winning or ending any wars. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO / The Associated PressJan 28, 2020
As defense winds down in Senate trial, the president's lawyers and Republicans scoff at reported revelations in Bolton's unpublished book. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
LAURIE KELLMAN / The Associated PressJan 19, 2020
While Senate trial's structure and nature remain unknown, each side debates whether a crime is required and witnesses should be called. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News NetworkJan 14, 2020
Limited access to education, health care and housing means that marginalized communities are increasingly pushed into military service. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
William D. Hartung / TomDispatchDec 16, 2019
The underlying trend of the Pentagon's budget has been ever onward and upward. We need to understand why if we're ever going to rein it in. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Michael T. Klare / TomDispatchDec 10, 2019
As the earth's temperature soars, sea levels rise and our biosphere collapses, everything will change. That includes the U.S. military. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
The Associated PressDec 9, 2019
“We didn't know what we were doing,” an Army general and adviser in the Bush and Obama administrations told government interviewers in 2015. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Michael T. Klare / TomDispatchNov 14, 2019
Fast forward to the situation room in 2039, as U.S. security officials confront one overriding question. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
RACHEL LERMAN / The Associated PressOct 26, 2019
Early front-runner Amazon's competitive bid for the Defense Department's huge JEDI contract had drawn criticism from President Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Raj Menon / TomDispatchOct 2, 2019
The most recent manifestation of the urge to engage in an “arms race” will no doubt create more insecurity in an already unstable world. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger / TomDispatchSep 26, 2019
Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s promise to streamline the department's spending machine should be taken with more than the usual grain of salt. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Todd Miller / TomDispatchSep 24, 2019
In a broader sense, it should not solely be considered as the frontiers between the U.S. and its neighbors to the north and south. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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