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America: The Best Country in the World at Being Last -- How Can We Change That?

James Gustave Speth, Orion Magazine. March 1, 2012.

The data is piling up to confirm that we’re Number One, but in exactly the way we don’t want to be—at the bottom. Where did we go wrong and what can we do about it?

America Has Become the World's Arms Dealer -- But at What Cost to Ourselves and the World?

William Astore, TomDispatch.com. January 24, 2012.

Last year saw the U.S. on pace to deliver more than $46 billion in foreign arms sales. Who says America isn’t number one anymore?

U.S. Retains Title of "Lord of War" By Flooding the World With Weapons

Jim Lobe, IPS News. September 27, 2011.

Once again, the U.S. saturates the developing world, and just about everywhere else, with arms, according to new U.S. government report.

Extremist Christians Aim to Create Armed Militias Against "Godless" Federal Government

Sarah Posner, Julie Ingersoll, Religion Dispatches. July 12, 2010.

Christian Reconstructionists believe civil government should be reformed according to the dictates of biblical law. Some advocate for followers to take up arms.

Gaza: Not Just a Prison, a Laboratory

Naomi Klein, The Nation. June 19, 2007.

Why, in the midst of so much volatility, is the Israeli economy booming? They've engineered a "homeland security" economy that they've tested out on the people of Gaza.

Bush's Tough-Talkin' Korean Bungle

Robert Parry, Consortium News. October 11, 2006.

In 2002, Bush put North Korea on a list of potential targets for U.S. nuclear weapons. It's no surprise, then, that Kim Jong Il has responded by creating a threat of his own.

Al Qaeda Spokesman Urges Terrorists to Buy Arms at American Gun Shows

Cliff Schecter, December 31, 1969.


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