The Many American Lies Trump Has Laid Bare

Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch Apr 8, 2019 The current presidency offers an open invitation to Americans to confront myths about the way their country works. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Fighting in the Forever Wars Turned Me Into a Progressive

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 1, 2019 Now, at the end of my military career, I realize my deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are what kept me from becoming a full-blown neocon. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Hypocrisy of ‘Living Happily’ Through All Our Wars

Will Brewbaker / Los Angeles Review of Books Mar 27, 2019 While reading "Deaf Republic," we would be wise to join poet Ilya Kaminsky in owning our failures—political, personal or otherwise. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

American Empire Killed the Prospect of Peace

William Astore / TomDispatch Mar 20, 2019 Military officials have a vision of endless war that will keep the national security state well funded—at least until our empire collapses. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Link Between School Shootings and Drone Wars

Allegra Harpootlian / TomDispatch Mar 12, 2019 While Parkland teens talk about the killing of innocents in the U.S., their message could easily be applied to another type of violence. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Military Atrocities We Ignore While We Ring In the Holidays

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Antiwar Nov 28, 2018 Millions of American troops have spent countless festivities deployed in the Middle East—it’s worth asking what it’s all for. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump’s New Man in Riyadh and the Forever War on Terror

Andrew J. Bacevich / TomDispatch Nov 28, 2018 The nomination of Gen. John Abizaid as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia presents a unique opportunity to reassess our military adventurism. Dig deeper ( 8 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 )

The Legacy of Infinite War

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Aug 6, 2018 While so much about the War on Terror ... turned Global War on Terrorism ... turned World War IV ... turned “infinite war” ... seems repetitious, the troops most associated with this conflict—the U.S. Special Operations forces—have seen changes galore. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Medea Benjamin: Military-Industrial Complex Causes Perpetual War (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2017 The Code Pink activist explores how the phenomenon named by President Eisenhower became one of the leading forces behind the now consistently bellicose state of the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Been There, Done That: The American Way of War as a Do-Over

By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Mar 12, 2016 Yearly do-overs are a hell of a way to run a war, but they’re a great mechanism for ensuring that no one will need to take responsibility for a disaster of 14 years and counting. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Burying Vietnam, Launching Perpetual War

By Christian Appy, TomDispatch Feb 9, 2015 How do you commemorate the Vietnam War, the signature catastrophe of the 1960s? You probably know the answer: leave out every troubling memory and simply say: “Let’s honor all our military veterans for their service and sacrifice.” Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )