US military
War Crimes
Submitted by The Wizard on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 5:00amSamar Hassan screamed after her parents were killed by U.S. soldiers in Iraq in 2005. Credit Chris Hondros/Getty Images
We need a transition
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Fri, 04/07/2017 - 4:12pmDoug Henwood's Facebook page had this paragraph emblazoned upon it today:
The Reason Hillary Clinton Refuses to Discuss the TPP
Submitted by praenomen on Sun, 06/14/2015 - 7:14amThe TPP agreement has never been about helping average Americans obtain jobs. Its overarching purpose has been to ensure US corporations gain enough power to dominate international trade markets. More specifically, it was designed to deter China’s expansionist ambitions.
As CNN noted in April:
Really, this is about China.
Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Part 1 - Our Personal Disconnect
Submitted by gulfgal98 on Wed, 04/15/2015 - 7:00amThe wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are our longest and third longest duration wars for the United States and yet few Americans have been personally touched by them. While our second longest war, Viet Nam, was fought with draftees, these two current wars are being fought using a very scaled down, all volunteer military.