Activism

Wounded Knee, Fifty Years On

Makenzie Huber / Minnesota Reformer Mar 6, 2023 Mission of Wounded Knee activists continues 50 years later with children, grandchildren Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Beating the Drums of War

Randall Enos Feb 27, 2023 Dig deeper

Opinion

Welcome to the Predator State

Michael Gould-Wartofsky / TomDispatch Feb 27, 2023 In their warlike tactics, special police units are virtually indistinguishable from their counterparts in the military. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Military

Colossal Fiscal Waste at the Pentagon

Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Feb 15, 2023 Tackling Pentagon waste means battling the big weapons makers and asking more of Congress. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

America Could Look Like Hungary if Trump Is Re-Elected

By Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Jan 10, 2020 For 20 years, Hungary was a functioning democracy; today, it’s a corrupt oligarchy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

CEOs Are Already Raking in Millions From the Threat of War With Iran

Sarah Anderson / OtherWords Jan 8, 2020 Trump’s aggression towards Iran results in an early payday for the leaders of privately held government contractors. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

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 )

America’s Biggest Investment Is Nothing but a Waste

William Astore / TomDispatch Sep 16, 2019 The Egyptians had pyramids. The Romans had roads, aqueducts, and coliseums. Americans have an absurdly expensive arsenal to fuel our forever wars. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

What Fareed Zakaria Gets Wrong About Afghanistan: Everything

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Aug 19, 2019 The CNN pundit appears to be taking his talking points from prominent military sources. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Military-Industrial Complex Baldly Lies About Creating Jobs

By Nia Harris, Cassandra Stimpson, and Ben Freeman / TomDispatch Aug 14, 2019 Companies like Lockheed Martin, which receive taxpayer money, extoll their ability to create jobs while cutting them. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Is the Pentagon Behind the Rise in Lyme Disease?

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Aug 6, 2019 "Bitten" author Kris Newby presents her case that the U.S. military has weaponized ticks and unleashed them on an unsuspecting public. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )