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This piece was originally published in the Huffington Post. Within the last few days, neo-conservative pundit Bill Kristol and the Ayatollah’s pen pal, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) have added [...]

Peace Action board member, professor, activist and author Larry Wittner’s article published yesterday on CounterPunch  JANUARY 08, 2014 When Will They Ever Learn? The American People and [...]

As many Americans scramble to file their taxes at the last minute today, it is a useful time to reflect on how those tax dollars are being spent and whether the government’s budget reflects our [...]

As we mark eight years of the war in Afghanistan, and President Obama considers increasing the US military presence, it is an important time to reflect on what the costs of this war have been in [...]

On October 7, 2001, America went to war with Afghanistan in response to the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York. Operation Enduring Freedom began with air strikes centered on the capital of [...]

President Obama continues to state that the military alone will not solve the problems in Afghanistan. In a May 16 interview with Newsweek, he admits that “we aren’t  going to succeed [...]

Our friends at Brave New Films have just released the third part of their documentary Rethink Afghanistan, which delves into the true costs of the war in Afghanistan, from war profiteering to the [...]