By Nika Knight / Common DreamsNov 25, 2016
"Let's stop this savage injustice being committed right here at home. If not us, who? If not now, when?" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Frank DorrelSep 27, 2016
The U.S. is addicted to war. Stopping this horrible situation is up to the American people. The way we do this is by getting informed. These documentaries can help. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
By Sarah Lazare / AlterNetFeb 9, 2016
From the fighter jets soaring overhead to the armed troops patrolling Levi Stadium, Super Bowl 50 was a highly militarized event, its 70,000 spectators and millions of television viewers subject to a showcase of war propaganda and a heavy security crackdown. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Roisin Davis / TruthdigDec 21, 2015
A handful of US personnel made reports on the lethal brutality after it occurred in 2012, and their accounts were brought to public attention by three New York Times writers last week This combined effort has informed the American citizenry, once again, about atrocities committed in its name
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigNov 12, 2015
Instead of thanking present and past military members for their service, we need to confront the horrors of war and focus on ending violence between nations and peoples. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 7, 2015
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the American poet and founder of City Lights bookstore -- who was in the US Navy during World War II -- said in the 2013 biographical documentary “Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder” that visiting the bombed-out Japanese city of Nagasaki turned him into a lifelong pacifistLawrence Ferlinghetti, the American poet and founder of City Lights bookstore—who was in the U Navy during World War II—said in the 2013 biographical documentary “Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder” that visiting the bombed-out Japanese city of Nagasaki turned him into a lifelong pacifist. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Dahr Jamail, TomDispatch and TruthoutMay 21, 2015
The Navy is increasingly focused on possible future climate-change conflicts in the melting waters of the north and, in that context, has little or no intention of caretaking the environment when it comes to military exercises. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 17, 2014
The son of Vice President Joe Biden has been discharged from the navy reserve after testing positive for cocaine use, The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Marc KaufmanJul 18, 2014
Harmful, unintended consequences of technological advances, such as the deadly mass strandings of whales caused by naval sonar, need to be confronted, not denied. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Liesl Bradner / TruthdigJul 4, 2014
A new photo book puts a face to the struggles of homosexual men and women in the U.S. armed forces. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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