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Our Nation's National Security Complex

The US is devoting more and more money and resources in the name of national security—but to what end?

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| Thu Jul. 19, 2012 12:47 PM PDT

4 Biggest Government Spending Myths Debunked

Getting the facts straight on the four biggest government spending myths that have taken hold.

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| Tue Jul. 17, 2012 11:18 AM PDT

The Pentagon's New Generation of Secret Military Bases

How the Pentagon is quietly transforming its overseas base empire and creating a dangerous new way of war.

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| Mon Jul. 16, 2012 10:14 AM PDT

The Increasing US Shadow Wars in Africa

Unbeknownst to most Americans, the US has been steadily increasing its military footprint in Africa.

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| Thu Jul. 12, 2012 11:43 AM PDT

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The Drug Wars: Apologies to Mexico

Who are the biggest losers in the drug wars and the war on drugs?

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| Tue Jul. 10, 2012 12:07 PM PDT

Beyond Nuclear Denial

How a world-ending weapon disappeared from our lives, but not our world.

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| Mon Jul. 9, 2012 3:35 PM PDT

The Military's Stranglehold on America

The lessons Washington can't draw from the failure of the military option.

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| Thu Jul. 5, 2012 11:45 AM PDT

Understanding a New Era of PTSD

What PTSD means for soldiers in a time of shadow wars.

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| Thu Jun. 28, 2012 11:47 AM PDT

How We Understand Our Gadgets

Lewis Lapham describes living in an American age of techno-wonder and unreason.

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| Wed Jun. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Betting on the Future: A Cautionary Message for the Class of 2012

Graduating the Class of 2012 onto our overheated planet.

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| Tue Jun. 26, 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Is Barack Obama Morphing Into Dick Cheney?

Four ways the President is pursuing Cheney’s geopolitics of global energy.

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| Thu Jun. 21, 2012 11:56 AM PDT
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Obama is Buying Time on War With Iran

How the Obama administration is biding its time to ramp up covert operations in Iran.

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| Tue Jun. 19, 2012 1:30 PM PDT

Til Death Do Us Part: The Mounting Civilian Death Toll in Afghanistan

A recent air strike of a wedding in Afghanistan demonstrates our military's astonishing lack of regard for civilian lives.

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| Mon Jun. 18, 2012 10:32 AM PDT

The New Obama Doctrine: A Six-Point Plan for Global War

Special Ops, drones, spy games, civilian soldiers, proxy fighters, and cyber warfare are the new stuff of global warfare.

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| Thu Jun. 14, 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Obama's War on Whistleblowers

The president has been accused of allowing the Stuxnet leaks to help in the election, but his overarching policy has been extraordinarily tough on whistleblowing.

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| Tue Jun. 12, 2012 1:30 PM PDT
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How the Wisconsin Uprising Got Hijacked

And why it can still make an impact outside of traditional electoral politics.

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| Mon Jun. 11, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

The Big Business of Border Control

The border control industry in Arizona is flourishing more than ever.

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| Thu Jun. 7, 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Obama Advertises His Kill List

The current administration is making no secret of the president's role in planned assassinations, but are they also using it as an election ploy?

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| Tue Jun. 5, 2012 12:14 PM PDT

The State of Climate Change Denial

Climate change deniers are on the ropes—but not before they did their damage.

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| Mon Jun. 4, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

A Drone-Eat-Drone World

Why the rise of drone warfare will mean more dead civilians.

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| Thu May. 31, 2012 10:27 AM PDT