Tom Dispatch

How Not to Reconstruct Iraq, Afghanistan—or America

A guide to disaster at home and abroad.

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| Thu Aug. 16, 2012 10:30 AM PDT

Impunity at Home, Rendition Abroad

How two administrations and both parties made illegality the American way of life.

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| Wed Aug. 15, 2012 10:32 AM PDT

Washington Puts Its Money on Proxy War

Meet the election year outsourcing that no one’s talking about.

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| Thu Aug. 9, 2012 10:52 AM PDT

The Hunger Wars in Our Future

How the drought and rising food costs may lead to global social unrest.

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| Wed Aug. 8, 2012 11:06 AM PDT

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Saving the Arctic From Big Oil

How to bring the major oil companies ashore and halt the destruction of our oceans.

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| Thu Aug. 2, 2012 1:11 PM PDT

The Rise of "Green-on-Blue" Violence in Afghanistan

This year has seen a dramatic rise in violent attacks against coalition troops by the Afghani police and military they have been charged to train.

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| Wed Aug. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Police Shootings Echo Nationwide

The recent shooting in Anaheim is just one in a long list of recent police brutality cases.

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| Tue Jul. 31, 2012 12:56 PM PDT

The Nature of the U.S. Military Presence in Africa

An exchange between Colonel Tom Davis and Nick Turse.

Thu Jul. 26, 2012 5:13 PM PDT

The "New Climatology" of the West

The West is on the verge of downshifting to a new, perilous level of aridity.

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| Tue Jul. 24, 2012 12:00 PM PDT

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

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