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Tulsi Gabbard endorsement of Sanders spotlights foreign policy

March 5, 2016 By Rick Nagin

Gabbard said she believes Sanders, who opposed the Iraq war, has better judgment than Clinton on issues of foreign policy and is more likely to prevent the spread of war.

Blood money? U.S. is world’s top arms dealer

January 26, 2016 By Susan Webb

The U.S. is the top arms peddler in the world, its weapons sales to other countries far surpassing others, the Congressional Research Service reported last month.

2015 “Are you serious?” awards

January 6, 2016 By Conn Hallinan

Each year Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to individuals, companies, and governments that make following the news a daily adventure.

Okinawa mayor appeals to Americans to help stop military base

May 28, 2014 By Susan Webb

The mayor of Nago City, Okinawa, wants Americans to help him stop construction of a U.S. military base in his small city. He traveled to the U.S. last week to make his case.

Opposition grows against Syrian bombing as breakthrough emerges

September 10, 2013 By John Bachtell

A steady blare of horns honking greeted dozens of demonstrators holding signs aloft opposing U.S. military action in Syria at a Chicago neighborhood vigil Sept. 9.