17 Years Later: The Consequences of Invading Iraq

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies Mar 19, 2020 Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Chelsea Manning Is Free From Jail, Faces Exorbitant Fines

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance Mar 14, 2020 Manning is facing more than $256,000 in fines, which have been accumulating at a rate of $1,000 a day. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2 U.S. Soldiers Killed, 6 Wounded in Afghanistan Insider Attack

RAHIM FAIEZ and KATHY GANNON / The Associated Press Feb 8, 2020 A man wearing an Afghan army uniform opens fire with a machine gun. One Afghan soldier is also killed and three injured. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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 )

America: Land of Make-Believe

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 3, 2020 The self-aggrandizing lies we tell ourselves have induced a collective schizophrenia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

America’s Dangerous Inheritance From World War I

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 21, 2020 The U.S. war on the free press, free speech, and dissent more generally, are all rooted in the so-called "Good War." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Poverty Is the New Draft

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Jan 14, 2020 Limited access to education, health care and housing means that marginalized communities are increasingly pushed into military service. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Smoking Gun in the Soleimani Assassination

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 13, 2020 The president and his administration repeatedly fail to provide any evidence of the imminence of any threat the Iranian general posed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Space Force! (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jan 9, 2020 Even though we’re focused on Iran right now, I took a look into the newly-created Space Force, which, as it turns out, is a perfect Trump creation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

War With Iran

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 3, 2020 The assassination of Gen. Soleimani has opened a Pandora’s box containing existential dangers to the American Empire. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Turkish Lawmakers Authorize Sending Troops to Fight in Libya

SUZAN FRASER / The Associated Press Jan 2, 2020 The move to support current government in Tripoli is seen as a threat to regional security and is denounced by Greece, Israel and Cyprus. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Impeachment’s Moral Hypocrisy

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 23, 2019 It wasn't about restoring the rule of law: The House ignored the more serious violations by Trump that had been normalized by Obama and Bush. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )