Tom Dispatch

America's Last Best Hope?

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| Wed Aug. 18, 2010 3:24 PM PDT

Lowering the Flag on the American Century

Chalmers Johnson asks: What if we actually dismantled our empire, and came home?

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| Wed Aug. 18, 2010 8:16 AM PDT

Five Absurd Things That Simply Can't Happen in Wartime Washington

"Anyone who thinks the United States is really going to withdraw from Afghanistan in July 2011 needs to come to this giant air base an hour away from Kabul."

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| Mon Aug. 16, 2010 11:30 AM PDT

The Gulf at the Gas Station

Can we calculate the true cost of our dependence on oil?

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| Thu Aug. 12, 2010 8:14 AM PDT

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Mosque Mania

Anti-Muslim fears and the far right.

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| Tue Aug. 10, 2010 1:06 PM PDT

Whose Hands? Whose Blood?

Killing civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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| Fri Aug. 6, 2010 11:25 AM PDT

How to Create a Real Climate Change Movement

If we want a world that works, we're going to have to raise our voices.

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| Thu Aug. 5, 2010 1:00 AM PDT

In Bed With the US Army: An Older Woman's Tale

Why you shouldn't fart in front of a village elder, and more notes from Afghanistan.

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| Tue Aug. 3, 2010 1:00 AM PDT

The End of (Military) History?

A retired Army colonel turned history professor discusses the United States, Israel, and how the western way of war failed.

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| Thu Jul. 29, 2010 12:42 PM PDT

Clueless in Afghanistan—and Washington

A close read of a WaPo story reveals how absurd our war in Afghanistan really is.

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| Mon Jul. 26, 2010 11:37 AM PDT

Wars Don't Make Heroes

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| Thu Jul. 22, 2010 1:04 PM PDT

"Our American Heroes"

Why it’s wrong to equate military service with heroism.

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| Thu Jul. 22, 2010 12:34 PM PDT

Big Oil Makes War on the Earth

The Gulf coast joins an oil-soiled planet.

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| Mon Jul. 19, 2010 11:17 AM PDT

How Prepared Are We for the Next Great Flu Breakout?

Why we’re losing the war against influenza.

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| Thu Jul. 15, 2010 12:43 PM PDT

American War Versus Real War

What Sebastian Junger and <em>Restrepo</em> won’t tell you about war.

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| Tue Jul. 13, 2010 2:36 PM PDT

The Petraeus Syndrome

As the new commander takes over in Afghanistan, could success be worse than failure?

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| Mon Jul. 12, 2010 11:36 AM PDT

Operation Enduring War

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| Thu Jul. 8, 2010 12:50 PM PDT

Hope and Change Fade, but War Endures

Seven reasons why we can’t stop making war.

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| Thu Jul. 8, 2010 11:58 AM PDT

Stage-Managing the War on Terror

Ensnaring terrorists demands creativity.

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| Tue Jul. 6, 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Counterinsurgency Down for the Count in Afghanistan…

But the war machine grinds on and on and on.

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| Fri Jul. 2, 2010 3:00 AM PDT