Stories by Derrick Crowe

BNF/The Seminal blog fellow, five-year Capitol Hill veteran, Creating a Culture of Peace nonviolence facilitator.

Defense Secretary Panetta Plays on Job Fears But Military Spending Is the Worst at Creating Jobs

Posted on: Sep 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

When we spend $1 billion on the military rather than green investments, health care or education we forfeit between 5,000 and 17,000 jobs.

Damning New Report Shows U.S. Strategy Is Blocking Chance for Peace in Afghanistan

Posted on: Feb 6, 2011, Source: Brave New Films

The new report from NYU's Center for International Cooperation is a warning that the escalated military strategy blocks the road to peace while making the Taliban more dangerous.

Rethink Afghanistan (Part 6): Security

Posted on: Aug 19, 2009, Source: AlterNet

"Rethink Afghanistan, Part Six: Security" includes CIA officers, regional experts, and Afghan leaders who explain how U.S. war policies in Afghanistan undermine American security.