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Counter-terrorism: the new face of war

May 31, 2011 By Conn Hallinan

The assassination of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden did more than knock off America's Public Enemy Number One, it formalized a new kind of warfare.

Tax Day at a bank near you

April 18, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

Bank of America, Citibank, GE, Exxon Mobil and billionaire CEOs were all found guilty today - on the streets of New York and around the country.

Global protests say: Cut military spending, fund human needs

April 14, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Stephanie Miyashiro, her voice brimming with emotion, said, "What grieves me most about what's going on is that I think some of our friends are going to die."

Afghanistan: Why pursue a losing strategy?

January 14, 2011 By Conn Hallinan

In spite of a White House declaration that "progress" is being made in Afghanistan, by virtually any measure the war has deteriorated significantly since the Obama administration surged troops into Kandahar and Helmand provinces.

The Afghanistan deficit

November 18, 2010 By PW Editorial Board

Over the next four years, if we don't start winding this war down, it will cost $260 billion to $400 billion: more than half, or nearly all, of the projected deficit.