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  • Democracy & Government
    The Pentagon, First, Last, and Always
    March 2, 2021
    | Mandy Smithberger

    Focusing on the wrong threats, including a new Cold War with China, is the last thing we can afford now.

  • Letters From an American
    Leaving Loaded Dice on the Table for Biden
    November 28, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    President-Elect Joe Biden is making it clear he intends to rebuild the institutions and alliances Trump has gutted.

  • Letters From an American
    The Looking Glass World of the White House
    November 17, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    President-Elect Joe Biden is now 5.6 million votes ahead of Trump in the popular vote, with 50.9% of the vote to Trump’s 47.3%. And yet, Trump continues to maintain he won the election.

  • Money & Politics
    Mapping Corruption in the Executive Branch
    April 23, 2020
    | American Prospect
    The Trump administration has brought its brand of corruption and self-dealing to every agency in the federal government.
  • War & Peace
    The Hidden Costs of 'National Security'
    July 26, 2017
    | William D. Hartung
    Ten ways your tax dollars pay for war — past, present and future.
  • War & Peace
    The President Who Loved Generals
    March 14, 2017
    | William D. Hartung
    President Trump has assembled the most military-heavy foreign policy team in memory, if not in American history.
  • Democracy & Government
    Crimes of the Trump Era (a Preview)
    February 9, 2017
    | Tom Engelhardt
    The 25/8 news cycle is already rolling, but the looting of America hasn’t really begun.
  • Democracy & Government
    Police Can't Get Rid of Their Pentagon-Issued Combat Gear
    October 2, 2014
    | Molly Redden
    After Ferguson, many towns are trying to return military gear supplied by the Defense Department — and finding it impossible.
  • The Misuse of American Might, and the Price We Pay
    January 14, 2014
    | Andrew Bacevich
    Andrew Bacevich writes that the United States no longer knows how to win wars, but it continues to start them.
  • When Sustainability is a Tactical Advantage
    August 30, 2013
    | John Light
    Aware that a changing climate is bad for U.S. security interests, the Department of Defense is seeking to green the military. But some in Congress aren't on board.


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