The Defense Department is reviewing a number of military bases to find a location that can house thousands unaccompanied migrant children as the U.S. braces for a surge of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border this spring.
The president's annual request to Congress is also expected to include cuts to safety net programs, environmental protections and more.
Addressing CEO Satya Nadella and the company's chief legal officer, over 100 employees declare that they refuse to become "war profiteers."
Rather than curbing the blatant conflicts inherent in the revolving door he previously criticized, the president is accelerating them.
America’s leaders, civilian and military, can't stop turning Middle East victories into defeats. So how do we get off this suicidal path?
“Undocumented bases are immune to oversight by the public and often even Congress,” says author David Vine about outposts kept off the books.
There are signs that the U.S. foreign and military policy that marked the post-9/11 era may be winding down.
A crack about America's bombing capabilities has one former government official wondering, "What kind of maniacs are running this country?"
This year's top Truthdig Original pieces include stark warnings by several contributors and a peek into the possible future of U.S. banking.
All U.S. troops, private contractors and CIA agents should leave Syria as soon as possible.
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