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Tom Engelhardt: America’s Addictions

Opioids, Donald Trump, and War When you think of addiction in America today, one thing comes to mind: the opioid epidemic. And it should. It’s serious. According to the National … Continue reading

July 9, 2018 · Leave a comment

W.J. Astore: U.S. Politicians and their Love of the Military

James Madison.  We need his wisdom more than ever.. If there’s one area of bipartisan agreement today, it’s politicians’ professed love of the U.S. military.  Consider George W. Bush.  He … Continue reading

January 11, 2018 · Leave a comment

Tom Engelhardt: Mapping a World From Hell

76 Countries Are Now Involved in Washington’s War on Terror. He left Air Force Two behind and, unannounced, “shrouded in secrecy,” flew on an unmarked C-17 transport plane into Bagram … Continue reading

January 7, 2018 · Leave a comment

Peter Blair: Captain Adam on Mars

  Tribes Picked by U.S. to Fight Taliban, Get Tied Up in Own Feud;                         ‘If They Take Our Land, We’ll Kill Them All.’ Wall Street Journal   Hot dust … Continue reading

September 15, 2016 · Leave a comment

Tom Engelhardt: What It Means When You Kill People On the Other Side of the Planet and No One Notices

Where Did the Antiwar Movement Go?  Let me tell you a story about a moment in my life I’m not likely to forget even if, with the passage of years, … Continue reading

August 14, 2015 · 1 Comment

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