The Terrifying Techno-Future of Our Forever Wars

Allegra Harpootlian and Emily Manna / TomDispatch Apr 29, 2019 In the pursuit of technologies theoretically meant to keep us safe, the national security state may simply be facilitating endless war. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Reckoning With Failure in the War on Terror

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 8, 2019 The endless conflict is the final gasp of the American Empire, signaling the end of hegemony abroad and democracy at home. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

American Empire Killed the Prospect of Peace

William Astore / TomDispatch Mar 20, 2019 Military officials have a vision of endless war that will keep the national security state well funded—at least until our empire collapses. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

U.S. Envoy to Anti-IS Coalition Quits Over Trump’s Syria Move

MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Dec 22, 2018 Brett McGurk follows Defense Secretary Jim Mattis out the door in protest of the president's abrupt decision to withdraw troops. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Flynn Sentencing Abruptly Postponed; Judge Expresses Disgust

ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY / The Associated Press Dec 18, 2018 "Arguably you sold your country out," the judge tells the ex-national security adviser, raising the prospect of prison for lying to the FBI. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

President Trump Is the Greatest Threat to National Security

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 25, 2018 Playing on fears and stoking divisiveness is the president's go-to strategy, even as tensions build on a national and international level as a result of his rhetoric and direction. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Defense Department Is Losing the Battle Against Climate Change

By Daniel Ross / Independent Media Institute Oct 1, 2018 Underfunding, lack of strategic planning and denialism are hindering the department's climate response. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Why John Bolton Should Be Tried at International Criminal Court

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 12, 2018 Here are the crimes that I allege the national security adviser has committed, for which he by all rights should face justice at the Hague, at the hands of the same ICC judges that he recently threatened. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Reality Winner Gets 5 Years for Leak on Russian Hacking

MEG KINNARD / The Associated Press Aug 23, 2018 The former government contractor, who pleaded guilty, receives the longest sentence ever given for a federal crime involving a leak of secret information to the news media. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will 2018 Be the Year Americans Finally Face Up to Climate Change?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 23, 2018 Two recently released studies paint a new, somewhat hopeful picture of Americans' thoughts on climate change, and the change of heart is long overdue. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

National (In)Security in the United States of Inequality

Rajan Menon / TomDispatch Jul 16, 2018 For millions of Americans the greatest threat to their day-to-day security isn’t terrorism or North Korea, Iran, Russia, or China. It’s internal — and economic.  Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Did John Bolton Leak Intelligence to Sabotage a Trump-Kim Deal?

Gareth Porter / Truthdig Apr 30, 2018 The U.S. national security adviser is not just uninterested in selling a denuclearization pact to the public. He's working to undermine it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )