William Astore / TomDispatchFeb 5, 2020
Trump believes America doesn’t win anymore because we're not ruthless enough, but the truth is much simpler and far less bloody. Dig deeper ( 8 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 )
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 )
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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 )
William Astore / TomDispatchJul 10, 2019
To gain control over the military-industrial complex, we must recognize it as a parasite killing the best hopes for our country's future. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Michael T. Klare / TomDispatchJun 3, 2019
While military officials are unenthusiastic about another Mideast war, they are setting their sights on another type of war in another locale entirely. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressMay 9, 2019
The former Boeing executive has been leading the Department of Defense as acting secretary since Jan. 1. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Lee Camp / TruthdigApr 17, 2019
There are trillions of reasons whistleblowers might want to sound the alarm in the first place. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMar 22, 2019
The deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash offers an important lesson about capitalism’s human toll. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ALAN FRAM AND ANDREW TAYLOR / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFeb 27, 2019
Following the House vote Tuesday, Senate Republicans were preparing to push back on the bill, with the president ready to veto it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TomDispatchNov 21, 2018
American militarism has gone off the rails—and this middling career officer should have seen it coming. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Arnold Isaacs / TomDispatchNov 8, 2018
The selective history the Department of Defense has been putting out on Vietnam for more than six years is worth a critical look. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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