Staff / TruthdigOct 29, 2015
The former secretary of state could shatter the presidential glass ceiling for women, but as U.S. leader she'd leave the old boys' military-industrial complex intact. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Gareth PorterOct 8, 2015
Over the past three decades, U.S. covert operations and wars have entered repeatedly and powerfully into the chain of causality leading to Islamic State’s present power. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By William J. Astore, TomDispatchMay 14, 2015
Despite all the happy talk about a “new world order” after the Cold War, the U.S. military never gave a serious thought to becoming a “normal” military for normal times. Instead, in the words of Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer, our leaders sought to "reshape norms, alter expectations, and create new realities" by "unapologetic and implacable demonstrations of will." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 13, 2015
In the first part of a wide-ranging, seven-part discussion about Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer’s new book, “They Know Everything About You,” Scheer says the US government and private industry have merged to turn the Internet into a massive machine for simultaneously selling to and spying on AmericansIn the first part of a seven-part discussion about Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer’s new book, “<a href="https://www. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 16, 2015
More drones are being transferred between countries than ever before, says the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigOct 8, 2014
The U.S. is preparing to send more military supplies to the Middle East to fight Islamic State at the same time a report has revealed that many of the radical group's weapons come from America. So how can we be sure the deadly equipment we're sending won't end up in the same hands? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 22, 2014
An interactive map of American counties lets readers see how many aircraft, armored vehicles, body armor, grenade launchers, vision accessories and assault rifles left over from the military-industrial complex's bloody adventures in the Middle East have ended up in their hometown. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatchAug 4, 2014
As every schoolchild knows, there are three check-and-balance branches of the U.S. government: the executive, Congress, and the judiciary. That’s bedrock Americanism and the most basic high school civics material. Only one problem: It’s just not so. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigJun 4, 2014
In Warsaw on Tuesday, President Obama announced that he will ask Congress for $1 billion to fund a European Reassurance Initiative. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Todd Miller, TomDispatchApr 24, 2014
It is here at the Border Security Expo 2014 that U.S. Homeland Security officials, local law enforcement, and border forces from all over the world talk contracts with private industry representatives, exhibit their techno-optimism, and begin to hammer out a future of ever more hardened, up-armored national and international boundaries. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
By William J. Astore, TomDispatchOct 21, 2013
There is a new normal in America: our government may shut down, but our wars continue. Congress may not be able to pass a budget, but the U.S. military can still launch commando raids in Libya and Somalia, and the military-industrial complex can still dominate the world’s arms trade. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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