The Immorality of ‘America at War’

Are you aware that America has now been at war for nearly a decade? We’ve been fighting, bleeding, and dying in two hellacious, multi-trillion-dollar conflagrations since 2001–and our blood continues to flow, with no end in sight. Well, not our blood. Not...

The Pentagon Must Protect Whistleblowers

The grisly details continue to drip out. Five American soldiers have been accused of setting up “kills” and murdering innocent Afghans earlier this year, according to charges filed by the U.S. Army against them. But could some of the murders have been...

Spreading Weapons in the Name of Peace

Hey, Bucko. Stop whining about this sour economy, and start thinking about the plight of others. For example: arms dealers. You’ve probably paid no attention to the hard fact that the global recession caused worldwide arms sales to plummet by 8.5 percent last...
Monroe Doctrine 2.0

Monroe Doctrine 2.0

Still in charge, With naught to fear; We control Our hemisphere. James Monroe was our first president to formalize U.S. intentions toward Latin America. Two centuries ago, he told the European powers to stay out of our yard. The Monroe Doctrine was pretty cheeky stuff...