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Dennis Kucinich v. Marcy Kaptur: How GOP Redistricting Will Force Out a Top Progressive Congressmember

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 7, 2012.

Two progressive champions are facing off for one seat in Congress. What's a voter to do?

US Empire Is Changing its Stripes: Drones, Special Operations Forces and the US Navy Are Changing the Way We Do War

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. February 5, 2012.

Make no mistake: we’re entering a new world of military planning. It won't make the Pentagon smaller, but it will change the nature of empire.

Why the "Liberal" Media Leaves Hawkish Foreign Policy Unchallenged

Gregory Harms, TruthOut.org. February 5, 2012.

The New York Times' foreign affairs coverage belies its "liberal" reputation--but reinforces the class biases of its readers.

What if Iran Sent Commandoes to the US Border? How US Policies Look from the Other Side

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. January 29, 2012.

Imagine that America's policy toward Iran were reversed; imagine Iranian commandoes on the U.S.-Mexico border. How would Americans react?

The Invisible War of Military Women

Holly Kearl, Ms. Blog. January 27, 2012.

A new documentary called The Invisible War reveals the heart-breaking truth about sexual assault in the military.

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?

Andrew Sullivan is Right: Obama Has Governed as a Conservative

Guy T. Saperstein, AlterNet. January 23, 2012.

Sullivan took Obama's critics to task for not recognizing his accomplishments--sadly, those accomplishments only appeal to "conservative-minded independents" like him.

Americans are Less Nationalistic than Jingoist Politicians Think

Lawrence Wittner, TruthOut.org. January 22, 2012.

Are American politicians out of sync with the public when it comes to foreign policy? There is considerable reason to believe so.

Fired from MSNBC for Anti-War Views, Phil Donahue Speaks Out on Republicans and Journalism, While Campaigning for Norman Solomon in California

Dennis Bernstein, Consortium News. January 16, 2012.

The legendary talk show host, who lost his show because he opposed the Iraq war, discusses the wars, the presidential candidates, and more in an in-depth interview.

The Crash and Burn Future of Robot Warfare

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. January 15, 2012.

What 70 downed drones tell us about the new American way of war.

3 Places Where a Looming Energy War Could Mean Global Economic Disaster in 2012

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com. January 10, 2012.

With energy demand on the rise and sources of supply dwindling, we are entering a new epoch in which disputes over vital resources will dominate world affairs.

Why Ron Paul Challenges Liberals to Come Up with Real Solutions on Finance and War

Matt Stoller, Naked Capitalism . January 8, 2012.

Ron Paul’s stance should be seen as a challenge to better create a coherent structural critique of the American political order.

Thanks to Our Military Debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan, America's 'Superpower' Status Has Officially Ended

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. January 3, 2012.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have not only drained American treasure, but exposed the relative helplessness of the "sole superpower."

$806 Billion Spent for Hundreds of Thousands to Be Killed and Wounded: The Staggering, True Costs of the Iraq War

Matthew Duss, Peter Juul, Center for American Progress. December 14, 2011.

The war was intended to show the extent of America’s power. It succeeded only in showing its limits.

Child Labor, Torture and Rape: Attempts to Regulate the Brutal Diamond Industry Failing

Michelle Chen, In These Times. December 11, 2011.

The holiday season is a time of material pleasures, but it's also a time to take stock of how our social values tend to be at odds with the objects we most prize.

The Destructiveness of Remote U.S Wars

William Astore, TomDispatch.com. December 8, 2011.

Here’s an American fact: the 99% are far too remote from our wars of choice and those who fight them. To reclaim the latter, we must end the former.

Lookout: After the Deficit Committee, There's a New Propaganda Push From the War Profiteers

Robert Greenwald, AlterNet. November 29, 2011.

War Costs' new video exposes the truth about massive military budgets and employment: Military spending is a job killer.

The Only 'Success' in Iraq is that U.S. Troops Are Leaving

Medea Benjamin, Charles Davis, AlterNet. October 24, 2011.

Contrary to what you're likely to hear from the political and media establishment, the only thing worth celebrating is this war's end, not what it accomplished.

Obama's World of War

Russ Baker, WhoWhatWhy.com. October 22, 2011.

American Interventionism (Everywhere)!

Why Do You Pay $1.2 Trillion a Year to Prop Up a Vast, Secretive National Security State?

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. October 20, 2011.

A blanket of secrecy over our military complex ensures that most Americans have no idea what’s being done with their money.

Dispatch From Activist Arrested for "Assaulting" Leon Panetta During Supposedly Public Hearing

Allison McCracken, AlterNet. October 17, 2011.

A CODEPINK activist shares the story of how she and seven others were arrested last week while trying to bring their anti-war message to the Secretary of Defense.

Supercommittee Co-Chair Patty Murray Accepts Award from Defense Industry As She Mulls Cuts To Pentagon Budget

Nick Turse, AlterNet. October 5, 2011.

Why won’t the mainstream media or supercommittee member Patty Murray talk about her award from the defense industry?

100 Days of Solidarity to End the U.S. Occupation of Iraq

Medea Benjamin, AlterNet. September 27, 2011.

This week marks the beginning of what is supposed to be the final 100 days of the U.S. occupation of Iraq.

Military Guilty of Rape, Activists Say

IRINSeptember 26, 2011.

Human rights activists are reporting an increased incidence of rape against Kachin women in areas of recent military attacks by government forces in northern Myanmar.

Obama's Arc of Instability: Destabilizing the World One Region at a Time

Nick Turse, AlterNet and TomDispatch. September 18, 2011.

The "arc of instability" includes 97 countries. A startling number of these nations are in turmoil, and in every single one of them, Washington is militarily involved.

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