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L’Humanité: France should offer asylum to Snowden and Assange

August 12, 2015 By Bruno Odent

A basic gesture of solidarity is indispensable in respect of whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Julian Assange.

The cost of war for families

January 13, 2015 By Rossana Cambron

In February of 2014, Senate Republicans blocked a $21 billion plan to build new VA clinics because they said it was too expensive.

U.S. foreign policy, what is going on?

September 19, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

The U.S. foots 75 percent of NATO's bill, increasingly hard to do given the enormous costs of the Afghan and Iraq wars, the pivot to Asia, and the war in Syria.

2013 “Are You Serious?” Awards

December 20, 2013 By Conn Hallinan

Every year Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of "Are you serious?" Here are the awards for 2013.

Veteran’s voice: a soldier’s death

November 11, 2013 By Gregory McLaughlin

A soldier in my old unit who deployed with us to Afghanistan committed suicide. He was only 25 years old. What caused this young man with so much promise to feel that there is no way...