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Support for the U.S. military has long been seen as a crucial way for black Americans and immigrants to show that they “belong.”
Standing Rock shows us that businesses don't simply silence protestors, they also discredit and bankrupt them.
Could Trump's repudiation of the Iran Deal be the beginning of the end of U.S. hegemony abroad?
On becoming the collateral damage of American warmongering.
In an era of military solutionism, can citizens still exercise control over American military force?
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Why does needless military spending remain impervious to reduction, while critically needed domestic programs are slashed?
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A roundtable with Randall Forsberg.
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