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Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs
Foreign Policy

Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs

April 30, 2025

Chinese military technology includes hypersonic glide cruise missiles, a working prototype 6th generation warplane, and a reliable indigenously-built, stealth-capable…

Trump’s Fiscal Rhetoric Fails at First Hurdle, Endorses Huge Debt and Deficit Increases
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Trump’s Fiscal Rhetoric Fails at First Hurdle, Endorses Huge Debt and Deficit Increases

February 27, 2025

Not a month ago, Wal reported that Trump had dismantled USAID, the $42 billion soft-power arm of the CIA and Pentagon,…

‘Abjectly terrifying’ Report Finds 50+ Members of Congress Hold Military Stocks Worth in Excess of $10 Mil.
Foreign Policy

‘Abjectly terrifying’ Report Finds 50+ Members of Congress Hold Military Stocks Worth in Excess of $10 Mil.

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024

Is it a conflict of interest for lawmakers required to determine and approve funding for the largest military in…

Ukraine Civil Society Plagued by ‘Conscription Squads’ at the Same Time US Congress Considers Automatic Draft Registration
Foreign Policy

Ukraine Civil Society Plagued by ‘Conscription Squads’ at the Same Time US Congress Considers Automatic Draft Registration

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024

A report from the BBC details that Ukrainian society is growing deeply uneasy at the prevalence of “conscription squads”…

World at Large Misses Out on Ukrainian ‘Enemies List’–Collaborators Rozoff and Antiwar Make the Grade
War

World at Large Misses Out on Ukrainian ‘Enemies List’–Collaborators Rozoff and Antiwar Make the Grade

June 13, 2024

In a strange episode in the history of American media, news broke on June 6th that a Ukrainian NGO…

4/22 End of the Empire: America in Uncharted Economic Waters Following Foreign Aid Bills
End of the Empire

4/22 End of the Empire: America in Uncharted Economic Waters Following Foreign Aid Bills

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Ukraine Slow to Regroup Whilst Russia Steadily Advancing, Can Continue Current War for Two Years
War

Ukraine Slow to Regroup Whilst Russia Steadily Advancing, Can Continue Current War for Two Years

March 7, 2024

While the world holds its breath at the imminent starvation for thousands of Gazans, the situation in Ukraine seems…

Washington Looks to Prove it Can Handle Three Fronts as 5 Carriers to Deploy Near Taiwan
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Washington Looks to Prove it Can Handle Three Fronts as 5 Carriers to Deploy Near Taiwan

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024

In a show of force, likely timed to coincide with the inauguration of the new president of Taiwan, and…

Congress Invokes ‘Disinformation’ to Try and Resurrect Long-Lost Secret Influence in Tibet
Foreign Policy

Congress Invokes ‘Disinformation’ to Try and Resurrect Long-Lost Secret Influence in Tibet

February 14, 2024

Of all of America’s covert actions against communist states throughout the Cold War, one of the least well-known is…

Yemen is Experiencing the True Cost of Bernie Sander’s Cowardice
War

Yemen is Experiencing the True Cost of Bernie Sander’s Cowardice

January 22, 2024January 23, 2024

It was the evening of December 13th, 2022, when tense conversations were had in the office of Senator Bernie…

Ukraine Updates: 2023 to End Without Renewed Aid–German Press Claims Berlin Wants the War Ended
War

Ukraine Updates: 2023 to End Without Renewed Aid–German Press Claims Berlin Wants the War Ended

December 27, 2023

WaL reported earlier this month that the Ukrainian civilian government was in an existential crisis about the potential of…

11/01 End of the Empire: The End of the Empire Could Look Like This—plus Other News
End of the Empire

11/01 End of the Empire: The End of the Empire Could Look Like This—plus Other News

November 1, 2023

End of the Empire is a twice-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Republicans Oust McCarthy as House Speaker In Clear Opposition to Ukraine Aid Which Is Drying Up Across Europe
Foreign Policy

Republicans Oust McCarthy as House Speaker In Clear Opposition to Ukraine Aid Which Is Drying Up Across Europe

October 4, 2023

In a first for American republican democracy, the Speaker of the House, the third most powerful person in political…

Chances Now Seem Very High that Ukraine Gains Nothing in War, Ends in Stalemate with 250k-Plus Casualties
War

Chances Now Seem Very High that Ukraine Gains Nothing in War, Ends in Stalemate with 250k-Plus Casualties

August 18, 2023

In compiling various reports on the ongoing Ukrainian offensive, now in its 10th week, it seems very likely that…

Historic $886 Billion Pentagon Budget Passes House Amidst Largest Critical Recruiting Crisis
Foreign Policy

Historic $886 Billion Pentagon Budget Passes House Amidst Largest Critical Recruiting Crisis

July 20, 2023

Almost completely along partisan lines, the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the House of Reps. 219-210. It…

Idaho Legislature Demands their Senators to Find Rapid End to Forever Wars in First-of-its Kind Resolution
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Idaho Legislature Demands their Senators to Find Rapid End to Forever Wars in First-of-its Kind Resolution

July 10, 2023

Last Saturday the Idaho Republican Central Committee passed resolutions demanding an end to US military operations in Syria and…

US Senators Introduce Bill to Sanction Afghan Government as Country Struggles with Famine Conditions
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US Senators Introduce Bill to Sanction Afghan Government as Country Struggles with Famine Conditions

June 2, 2023June 28, 2023

ITALY, June 2nd, 2023. After 20 years of attempting and failing to unilaterally bend Afghanistan to America’s will, a…

For America to Pay Her Bills, the Debt Ceiling Doesn’t Need to be Raised: Why the Confusion?
ArchivesPolitical Economy

For America to Pay Her Bills, the Debt Ceiling Doesn’t Need to be Raised: Why the Confusion?

May 26, 2023June 28, 2023

ITALY, May 26th, 2023. In the bargaining over raising the debt ceiling, not one member of Congress, the Treasury…

Rep. Gaetz Introduces Resolution to Force Biden Admin. to Reveal Troop Presence in Ukraine
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Rep. Gaetz Introduces Resolution to Force Biden Admin. to Reveal Troop Presence in Ukraine

April 18, 2023June 29, 2023

It may have been one of the largest stories in the history of the country—the executive branch, informing neither…

Representatives of Congress Will Not Stand: For Any Attempts to Reduce US Militarism
ArchivesWar

Representatives of Congress Will Not Stand: For Any Attempts to Reduce US Militarism

March 29, 2023July 13, 2023

WASHINGTON D.C. March 29th, 2023. The most recent sessions of the House and Senate have seen several attempts at…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah

Andy Corbley April 25, 2025

Seven of the United States’ premier long-range offensive drones have been shot down by Houthi counterfire in the skies…

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