The Real Reason America Stopped Winning Wars

William Astore / TomDispatch Feb 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 )

The Moment the Military-Industrial Complex Became Uncontrollable

William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Dec 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 )

We’re on a Hypersonic Arms Race to Hell

Raj Menon / TomDispatch Oct 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 )

The Pentagon’s New Reform Plan Is Just Another Scam

William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger / TomDispatch Sep 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 )

The National Security State Is Devouring America Whole

William Astore / TomDispatch Jul 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 )

The Pentagon’s Spoiling for Another War, Just Not With Iran

Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch Jun 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 )

Trump to Nominate Patrick Shanahan for Top Pentagon Post

ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press May 9, 2019 The former Boeing executive has been leading the Department of Defense as acting secretary since Jan. 1. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Nearly 100,000 Pentagon Whistleblower Complaints Have Been Silenced

Lee Camp / Truthdig Apr 17, 2019 There are trillions of reasons whistleblowers might want to sound the alarm in the first place. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Boeing Values Profits Over Lives—by Design

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 22, 2019 The deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash offers an important lesson about capitalism’s human toll. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

House OKs Democrats’ Bill Blocking Trump Emergency on Wall

ALAN FRAM AND ANDREW TAYLOR / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Feb 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 )

We’re Headed Toward Perpetual Conflict and Cataclysmic War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Nov 21, 2018 American militarism has gone off the rails—and this middling career officer should have seen it coming. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Behind Pentagon Efforts to Rewrite the Vietnam War

Arnold Isaacs / TomDispatch Nov 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 )