Military

The Last Taboo

Patrick Blanchfield / n+1 Apr 4, 2025 The grotesque national appetite for celebrating mass killing abroad has metastasized to the point where questions themselves are suspicious and self-doubt a sin. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Technology

The New Age Militarists

William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Mar 21, 2025 Palantir, artificial intelligence and the dangerous illusion of permanent military superiority. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Department of Government Exploitation

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Feb 20, 2025 The Trump-Musk assault on the federal workforce aims to complete the neoliberal project of privatizing every aspect of government. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Military

Top Defense Stock Traders in Congress in 2024

Nick Cleveland-Stout / Responsible Statecraft Dec 26, 2024 Data shows these lawmakers traded between $24M and $113M million worth, some while serving on committees making defense policy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Pete Hesgeth’s New Office

Christopher Weyant Dec 9, 2024 Dig deeper

Military

RTX Busted for ‘Extraordinary’ Corruption

William Hartung / Responsible Statecraft Oct 21, 2024 How bad did the company formerly known as Raytheon have to be to get slapped with nearly $1 billion in fines? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

Training and Arming the Lebanese Army Would Be the Worst Kind of Déjà Vu

Jennifer Kavanagh / Responsible Statecraft Oct 15, 2024 What some in Joe Biden's administration appear to see as an opportunity to sideline Hezbollah is really a trap destined for failure. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

The Militarization of Higher Education

William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Sep 30, 2024 Driven by visions of AI warfare, Pentagon-funded scientific research and academic recruitment is again on the rise. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Military

More Americans Unwilling to Die for Other Countries

Aaron Sobczak / Responsible Statecraft Aug 22, 2024 Recent polling paints an encouraging picture for restraint and non-intervention. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

Masters of (Nuclear) War

Hekmat Aboukhater, William Hartung / TomDispatch Aug 9, 2024 Inside the Senate ICBM Coalition and the wider nuclear weapons lobby. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Technology

A Militarized AI Hell on Earth

William Hartung / TomDispatch Jun 27, 2024 Silicon Valley’s self-styled philosopher kings are pushing us toward a dangerous world of fully automated warfare. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

The Pentagon Refuses Responsibility for the Lives They’ve Ruined

Nick Turse / TomDispatch May 26, 2024 Over the decades, the DoD has been responsible for the deaths of scores of civilians, but compensating those harmed has never been a serious priority. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )