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Chalmers Johnson on the Cost of Empire

BLANK May 15, 2009 Author, scholar and Truthdig contributor Chalmers Johnson passed away Nov. 20. In his honor, we are reposting this 2009 book review, which, like much of Johnson's work, remains relevant to this day. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

FBI Runs for the Border

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2009 In a move that further militarizes a bloody drug war that left 6,300 people dead in 2008 alone, the White House is sending FBI agents and equipment to the US-Mexico border to defend against the "spillover" of drug violence The relocation of federal agents to the U Southwest follows the dispatching of thousands of Mexican soldiers to combat drug cartels earlier this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On Invasion’s Third Anniversary, Tune Out the Pundits

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Mar 18, 2006 In the midst of pervasive militarism, eagerness to take the path of least resistance is a reflex in mainstream U.S. journalism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sex-War Synergy at AOL

Blair Golson / Truthdig Jan 25, 2006 AOL's tasteless feature Hollywood "Babes in Arms" proves that mass media remains unbowed in its pursuit of exploiting war as a sexy, romantic profit center. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )