Stories by Nick Turse
Nick Turse is the associate editor and research director of Tomdispatch.com. His first book, The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives, an exploration of the new military-corporate complex in America, was recently published by Metropolitan Books. His website is Nick Turse.com.
Despite ever rosier economic predictions and a surging stock market, the body count from the economic crisis is destined only to grow in the weeks and months ahead.
Posted on Nov 20, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Forget the "debates" in Washington over Afghan War policy. Construction activity and the flow of money suggests that the Pentagon plans to be there for a long, long time.
Posted on Nov 9, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Obama can choose between going on the peace maker-route, or take the path of recent presidents and continue with the war games.
Posted on Oct 23, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
William Calley and the alleged Pan Am bomber were both convicted of mass murder. Yet Calley's recent appearances have provoked no outrage. Why the double standard?
Posted on Aug 31, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
They shredded our economic safety nets, but for them jobs are plentiful and lucrative. You'll be surprised to know who's cashing in and where.
Posted on Jun 19, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
A silent, nationwide epidemic of drastic measures may be underway, so why aren't we talking about it?
Posted on Jun 5, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Even in good times, life for poor working women can be an obstacle-filled struggle to get by. In an economic crisis, it can be hell.
Posted on May 11, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
The new working poor, as well as more families with young children, are threatening to overwhelm New York City's last hunger safety net.
Posted on Apr 30, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Small towns are feeling the pain far worse than the rest of us, and no one knows how to stop the bleeding.
Posted on Feb 23, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Pushed past their breaking points, people are robbing banks to pay the rent, setting homes on fire -- even taking their own lives.
Posted on Jan 29, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
With the consumer economy on the skids, civilian companies may turn their attention to making products for the Pentagon.
Posted on Dec 16, 2008, Source: Tomdispatch.com
When we want to get serious about a long-term bailout strategy, we'll start dismantling the American empire and Pentagon programs.
Posted on Oct 29, 2008, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Violent reactions are bubbling up across the country to new economic realities.
Posted on Oct 20, 2008, Source: Tomdispatch.com
The U.S. government secretly facilitated dealings between Shell and the Iraqi Oil Ministry for no-bid contracts.
Posted on Oct 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Now that the New York Times has made the shocking discovery that the Iraq War may be related to oil, how will corporate media address the issue?
Posted on Jul 9, 2008, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Meet the mystery defense contractors that are raking in billions in taxpayer dollars without notice.
Posted on Jun 26, 2008, Source: Tomdispatch.com
In the new film Iron Man, the people cast as terrorists take the fall for what the U.S. has done in the real world.
Posted on May 22, 2008, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Judging by the Pentagon's own accounting, the army, navy, air force and marines have been very hungry -- and they've been chowing down.
Posted on May 8, 2008, Source: Metropolitan Books
Pentagon elites and high government officials are tee-ing off at taxpayer expense at hundreds of courses all over the planet.
Posted on Apr 12, 2008, Source: Metropolitan Books
High-tech surveillance and undercover spying on protests by the NYPD have soared -- this is what happens when the "War on Terror" comes home.
Posted on Oct 1, 2007, Source: Tomdispatch.com
The Pentagon's holdings include more than 120,000 square kilometers of land, and has trillions in assets and liabilities. How did a government agency get such an enormous appetite?
Posted on Jul 13, 2007, Source: Tomdispatch.com
At a time when many nations are moving toward banning the use of cluster munitions, which pose a more serious threat to civilians than any other type of weaponry, the U.S. opposes new limits of any kind.
Posted on May 25, 2007, Source: Tomdispatch.com
