The State Department cables reveal an institution dripping with contempt for humanity, democracy, peace, justice, and the rule of law
From outside the United States, the U.S. government looks like an endless war machine
Outrages should be outrages because of what they are, not because of who commits them
The fact that 3,100 Google employees signed a letter opposing Google doing work for the U.S. military is wonderful for what it…
Trump is glorifying militarism. He’s pretending it can somehow be successful. But at the same time, he’s pretending to oppose war
Tuesday’s debate and vote in the U.S. Senate on whether to end (technically whether or not to vote on whether to end)…
Dr. King said we needed to take on racism, militarism, and extreme materialism together. He told the truth
Profiteering from war was deemed shameful in the United States right up through World War II. Now it is openly and shamelessly promoted
Can a large group of thoughtful, committed citizens change the world? Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has
That the United States protected and built on the work of Japanese war criminals is unwelcome information in the United States
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