Tom Dispatch

America's Rising Shadow Wars

President Obama has expanded secret military operations worldwide—a policy that carries serious risks.

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| Tue May. 29, 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Afghanistan: Our Forgotten War

If nothing else, the path to our Afghanistan amnesia is worth recalling on this Memorial Day.

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| Fri May. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Our Insanely Big $1 Trillion National Security Budget

Despite the constant threat of budget cuts, our national security budget for 2013 will reach a staggering $1 trillion.

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| Wed May. 23, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

How Rural America Got Fracked

The environmental nightmare you know nothing about.

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| Wed May. 23, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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Why America's Killer Drones Give Our Government Too Much Power

When your government says it can legally send drones into any airspace to take out anyone it defines as evil, your government is going too far.

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| Mon May. 14, 2012 11:50 AM PDT
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Where in the World Are the Energy Wars Heating Up?

From Sudan to Argentina, here are six spots around the globe where tensions over oil and gas reserves are rising.

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| Fri May. 11, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Ernest Callenbach's Last Words to America

The late Ecotopia author shares his final advice on how Americans should approach "a century or more of exceedingly difficult times."

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| Mon May. 7, 2012 2:42 PM PDT

Crazy Weather to America: Get It Yet?

After a year with a record number of multi-billion dollar weather disasters, seven in 10 Americans now believe that "global warming is affecting the weather."

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| Thu May. 3, 2012 11:32 AM PDT

Why the Hunger Games Is the Perfect Science Fiction for May Day

Military recruiters, student debt, cyclical poverty: seeing ourselves in the trilogy's dystopian future.

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| Wed May. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Why the Commander-in-Chief's War Powers Have Crossed the Line

When the president can legally send killer robots to assassinate US citizens, it's time to start worrying.

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| Mon Apr. 30, 2012 11:56 AM PDT

The Rise of the BRIC Countries

Is the emergence of BRICS a signal that we have truly entered a new multipolar world?

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| Thu Apr. 26, 2012 7:40 PM PDT

What the US Military Doesn't Get About the Afghan War

For over a decade, the Pentagon has been trying to capture and kill its way to victory in Afghanistan through conventional offensives. But the plan still isn't working.

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| Tue Apr. 24, 2012 9:46 AM PDT

Sweatshop Labor Is Back With a Vengeance

The new face of sweatshop labor: prisoners.

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| Thu Apr. 19, 2012 12:37 PM PDT

How Pakistan Makes Washington Pay for the Afghan War

The US needs access to the Pakistani border into Afghanistan, so Pakistan is playing its advantage for all it's worth.

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| Tue Apr. 17, 2012 11:29 AM PDT

What's the Difference Between War Crimes and Regular Old War?

Wikileaks' war logs show that international humanitarian law is less concerned with restraining military violence than licensing it.

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| Mon Apr. 16, 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Why Blockading Iran Could Lead to Global Disaster

Economic war will not take down the Iranian government, but it could lead to actual armed war.

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| Thu Apr. 12, 2012 10:22 AM PDT

What the Afghan War Has in Common With the Vietnam War

Civilian massacres, no end in sight, and mounting public disapproval are just a start.

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| Tue Apr. 10, 2012 12:18 PM PDT
Peter Van Buren

Confessions of an Iraq War Whistleblower

The State Department fired me for telling the truth about US failures in Iraq. Here's why I don't regret it.

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| Mon Apr. 9, 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Why We Should End Handouts to Oil and Gas Companies

The fossil fuel business is wrecking our planet, and we're paying them a multibillion dollar bonus to do it.

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| Thu Apr. 5, 2012 11:01 AM PDT

The US Government Is Data Mining You

As the US Intelligence Community's already vast powers grow, your civil liberties shrink.

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| Tue Apr. 3, 2012 11:20 AM PDT