Korean Peninsula Troubles Pose U.S. Security Challenge

ROBERT BURNS / The Associated Press Nov 21, 2019 The toughest problem is North Korea’s refusal to restart negotiations with Washington on eliminating its nuclear weapons. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg: ‘I Wanted to See the War Ended’

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Jun 13, 2019 On the Pentagon Papers' 48th anniversary, the whistleblower reflects on his decision to leak classified information to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg: The Threat of Nuclear Catastrophe Is All Too Real

Paul Jay / The Real News Network Oct 30, 2018 The famous whistleblower discusses his new book, "The Doomsday Machine," and the terrible price we are still paying for the Cold War. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Politics

Daniel Ellsberg on Dismantling the Doomsday Machine

John Mecklin / Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Mar 5, 2018 The Pentagon Papers whistleblower explains how the danger of nuclear weapons might be conveyed more effectively to the general public. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Rise of America’s Secret Wars

By Nick Turse / TomDispatch Dec 18, 2017 Elite troops were deployed to 149 nations in 2017, according to U.S. Special Operations Command. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

‘The Post’ Feels Like Old Hollywood

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Dec 6, 2017 Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks deliver smart, enjoyable entertainment in Steven Spielberg's Pentagon Papers potboiler. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Fake News That Will Take Us to War With China (Video)

By John Pilger / The New Internationalist Dec 5, 2016 A major, underreported U.S. military buildup for the purpose of confronting China -- a campaign that involves nuclear weapons -- is underway in Asia and the Pacific. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Chain Linked

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 12, 2014 On Feb. 25 the Santa Monica City Council votes on whether Paul Conrad's peace sculpture should be knocked over and replaced with retail development. Because nothing says we should work to prevent nuclear self-annihilation like a Tommy Bahama, a food court and a lighted fountain full of pennies tossed by shoppers wishing for world peace with their eyes closed.Nothing says we should work to prevent nuclear self-annihilation like a Tommy Bahama, a food court and a fountain full of pennies tossed by shoppers wishing for world peace with their eyes closed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Rand Grinch

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Plagiarizing Clinton

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‘Chain Reaction’ Is a Threat, but Not to the Public Interest

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 20, 2013 The first structural engineer hired by Santa Monica officials to assess the safety of former L.A. Times cartoonist Paul Conrad's anti-nuclear war sculpture declared that the work "is not an imminent hazard nor should it be considered dangerous." But officials still want to tear it down. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why ‘Chain Reaction’ Must Be Preserved

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jul 23, 2013 The sculpture towers 26 feet above the Civic Center lawn in the Southern California coastal city of Santa Monica, a disturbing warning about the danger of nuclear arms. Now the artwork is in peril. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )