Burning Raqqa: Inside the U.S. War Against Civilians in Syria

By Laura Gottesdiener / TomDispatch Jul 28, 2017 The U.S. is focusing its energies—and warplanes—in areas of eastern Syria occupied by Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

The Trillion-Dollar ‘National Security’ Budget

By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Jul 25, 2017 Between Pentagon waste and the U.S. record of misguided wars, it’s clear that much of this spending isn’t making anyone any safer. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Preparing for Doomsday: A Shelter-in-Place Mentality Is the New American Normal

By William Astore / TomDispatch Jul 14, 2017 A former Air Force software engineer writes about his time living underground in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, America’s nuclear command center. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Two Impulsive Leaders Fan the Global Flames

By Dilip Hiro / TomDispatch Jul 6, 2017 President Trump's public alignment with Saudi Arabian King Salman in his anti-Iran campaign could engulf the Middle East in a new global crisis. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

The Folly of the Next ‘Surge’ in Afghanistan

By Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Jul 4, 2017 With Donald Trump's generals considering renewed action, a U.S. Army strategist recalls his time in Afghanistan in 2011. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

U.S. Special Ops Forces Deployed to 137 Nations—So Far—in 2017

By Nick Turse / TomDispatch Jun 27, 2017 A lack of meaningful strategic results from these deployment levels has not led Washington to raise fundamental questions about ways the U.S. employs its elite forces. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Saudi Arabia Is ‘Playing’ Donald Trump With Potentially Disastrous Consequences

By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Jun 23, 2017 Trump’s newfound ardor for the Saudi regime is a far cry from his past positions, including his campaign assertion that the Saudis were behind the 9/11 attacks. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

A Psychedelic Spin on ‘National Security’

By Ira Chernus / TomDispatch Jun 20, 2017 Two kinds of radicalism emerged in the ’60s: one promoting a more humane idea of security, the other aimed at building a life that transcended the question of security altogether. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Trauma Inflicted on Children in the War on Terror Is Clouding Global Society’s Future

By Karen J. Greenberg / TomDispatch Jun 18, 2017 If the defeat of terrorist groups means the destruction of childhood and the death of dreams across much of the world, what kind of victory will that be? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Making of a Nation’s Decline

By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Jun 16, 2017 President Trump is giving America's tottering domestic and global systems the push that will send them over the edge. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Is Trump Launching a New World Order?

By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch Jun 14, 2017 The president is attempting to lay the foundations for a world in which fossil-fuel powers will contend for supremacy with post-carbon, green-energy states. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Dear President Trump: Breaking Up (Banks) Isn’t Hard to Do

By Nomi Prins / TomDispatch Jun 11, 2017 A growing bipartisan alliance wants to restore Glass-Steagall legislation, which ensured that investment banks and commercial banks couldn't cohabit. But what will the president do? Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )