Iraq War
The costs of U.S. empire’s ‘forever wars’
August 26, 2021Back in the days when I was growing up (before the Vietnam War), we were told that the United States had never “lost” a war. Teachers would point to the two World Wars, the Spanish-American and Mexican-American...
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House repeals ‘endless war’ resolution; Senate panel to act June 22
June 21, 2021Biden administration backs killing of 2002 policy that has allowed several presidents to wage war with Congress taking no responsibility.
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Chelsea Manning is free at last
May 18, 2017While Manning is “fortunate” enough to have received a commutation of her crushing 35-year jail sentence, she has still spent seven long years behind bars.
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Who is to blame for the crisis at the VA?
May 22, 2014U.S. Senate Republicans blocked legislation 11 weeks ago that would have expanded federal health care and education programs for veterans.
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For cost of 1 month of Iraq War, “God particle” could have been U.S. triumph
July 10, 2012The discovery of the Higgs boson subatomic particle is one of the biggest triumphs in the history of science.
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