Military

Why Space Is Such a Dangerous Place

Ben Chiacchia / Responsible Statecraft Sep 12, 2024 The U.S. withdrawal from the ABM Treaty led to a proliferation boom in anti-satellite weapons, putting both military and civilian infrastructure in peril. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Why Explore Space When You Can Wage War There Instead?

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft Apr 5, 2024 America is hell-bent on a new arms race, far beyond the stratosphere. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Space Force! (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jan 9, 2020 Even though we’re focused on Iran right now, I took a look into the newly-created Space Force, which, as it turns out, is a perfect Trump creation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

With Space Force, Congress Hands Trump a Major Victory

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 2, 2020 Legislators have also capitulated to the president’s vast expansion of the territory of war. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Is This Goodbye to the American Republic?

Paul Street / Truthdig Dec 20, 2019 As the U.S. teeters on the brink of fascism, more of the same ineffectual pushback and insincere leadership isn’t going to save the country. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Schumer: Federal Workers to Get 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave

The Associated Press Dec 8, 2019 The measure is included in the National Defense Authorization Act, which would also fund President Trump's proposed Space Force. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Declares New Space Command Key to American Defense

ROBERT BURNS / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Aug 29, 2019 The president declares this will preserve American dominance on "the ultimate high ground." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The American Militarization of Outer Space

Joshua Cho / FAIR May 19, 2019 Corporate media seems to buy into the alleged need for yet another military upgrade–this time in outer space! Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump to Nominate Patrick Shanahan for Top Pentagon Post

ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press May 9, 2019 The former Boeing executive has been leading the Department of Defense as acting secretary since Jan. 1. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Our Government’s Insane War Machine Is Headed for Space

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Jan 14, 2019 Maintaining our branches of the military on earth costs over $700 billion a year. Donald Trump wants to blast those costs into space. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is the Space Force a Step Toward War in Space?

William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Sep 25, 2018 Trump’s enthusiasm for a new branch of the U.S. military and the militarization of space has given new life to spectacularly bad ideas shelved years ago. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Rallies Against ‘Greed’ of Billionaires Like Jeff Bezos

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 22, 2018 In an email to supporters, Sen. Bernie Sanders calls out billionaires for enriching themselves at others' expense. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )