The $6 trillion figure included in the Harvard report does not begin to make a full accounting for these wars. It assesses only the impact on the US economy. Read more →

For every school and road built in Iraq and Afghanistan on the taxpayer dollar, why didn’t you build two here in the United States? Read more →

This is going to be a very expensive war, and Victory is not guaranteed -- for anyone, and certainly not for anyone as baffled as George W. Bush. Read more →

Despite years of talk about American withdrawal, there has been a long-term building boom during which the number of military bases steadily expanded. Read more →

This Memorial Day, remember that our troops are pawns, cannon fodder for corporate wars and when they return home, commodities to be exploited, then ignored. Read more →

Election 2012 will be all about preserving the imperial status quo, only more so. Come January 2013, regardless of which man takes the oath of office, we’ll remain a country with a manic enthusiasm for the military. Read more →

Drone deaths are in some sense salutary, since they lead to the most rigorous reviews and reassessments of, and so improvements in, our actions. “This too,” Brennan assured his audience, “is a reflection of our values as Americans.” Read more →