Megan Rose / ProPublicaFeb 2, 2023
Despite a 2016 law requiring transparency, new Pentagon rules keep many military court records secret. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Mandy Smithberger / TomDispatchMar 4, 2020
The U.S. spends more than the next seven countries combined on a military that is seemingly incapable of either winning or ending any wars. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
William Astore / TomDispatchFeb 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 )
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Lee Camp / TruthdigJan 9, 2020
Let’s take a moment to consider the motivations and goals of this 19-year-old military operation. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Andrew O'Hehir / SalonJan 7, 2020
As a candidate in 2016, he praised war crimes and expressed a desire to commit some of his own. No one can claim surprise or betrayal now. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Jefferson Morley / Independent Media InstituteJan 6, 2020
After vowing to end America's forever wars, the president has thrust the country head-first into a dangerous, likely intractable conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJan 3, 2020
By assassinating the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the president has committed perhaps his most consequential crime to date. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsDec 30, 2019
After strikes leave 25 dead, foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi calls on Washington to "stop interfering in Iraqi internal affairs." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
The Associated PressDec 28, 2019
Leaked videos of interviews with SEALs paint a picture of their former platoon leader as “perfectly OK with killing anybody that was moving.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
William D. Hartung / TomDispatchDec 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 )
LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressDec 10, 2019
The directive comes in reaction to last week's deadly shooting at a Pensacola Navy base by a Saudi aviation student. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Michael T. Klare / TomDispatchDec 10, 2019
As the earth's temperature soars, sea levels rise and our biosphere collapses, everything will change. That includes the U.S. military. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
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