There’s a very clear demand we can add into the mix in this new push for environmentalist reforms: de-fund the Pentagon.
With Armies in 100 Countries, America’s War Is a Fight With No Reason or End
Americans have pursued terrorism since 2001, but what we’ve really achieved is a great crusade without end, both in lives lost and profit gained.
Starvation Sanctions Are Worse Than Overt Warfare
Donald Trump may have called back military action against Iran, but the trade sanctions he’s put in place are far more damaging.
Endless War Has Been Normalized
Donald Trump visited Iraq. While we may nitpick at his reasons why, the fact that that war is still raging should drag our focus.
Stop Humanizing War Criminals
At the recent funeral of John McCain, the media fawned at George Bush showing off his more sensitive side. No. He’s a warmonger, and we should not forget that.
There Are No War Heroes. There Are Only War Victims.
Donald Trump’s posturing to honor the flag while honoring the fallen continues the delusion that America was born on. That war, in all its forms, is good.
Drinking from Skulls until the Next Millennium
Following Memorial Day, and taking cues from Dwight D. Eisenhower and Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sean Davis thinks about the true meaning of war and its effects.
Normalize Peace
A hideous aspect of endless war is the fact that we’re comfortable with it. I say it’s time we normalize peace instead.
Terrible Political Change, What Is It Good For? Well, Art, Actually
As we watch Zimbabwe tear itself apart, our extended history indicates that the worse things get, the better the art we produce becomes.
Here’s How Islamic Extremism and the Far-Right Feed off Each Other
There are two vastly opposing spheres of political thought, but Islamic extremism and the far-right actually need each other to survive, to keep on hating each other. Here’s how.
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