From Containment to Permanent War: How Cold War Strategy Built the Modern National Security State
The Cold War is often presented as a necessary response to Soviet aggression. In this…
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Hormuz Hostilities Put Global Trade in the Crossfire
The confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz is being presented as a dispute about freedom…
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St. Louis Must Invest in Children, Not Managed Decline
St. Louis Public Schools’ consolidation proposal should be understood as more than a school facilities…
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The United States Is Not Running Out of Missiles. It Is Running Out of Excuses.
President Trump wants more weapons, faster. After months of military escalation in the Middle East,…
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Military AI Is Getting a New Recruitment Pipeline
The Pentagon and the Office of Personnel Management have launched a new recruitment initiative called…
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Unbroken: Songs for Peace and Change
Buy Tickets Now A Peace Economy Project Concert Commemorating September 11 The Peace Economy Project…
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Record Pentagon Spending, Diminished Security: A $1.5 Trillion Warning
The Trump administration’s proposed $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget has drawn sharp criticism from Senator Mark…
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Congress Must Act Now: Escalation with Iran Risks War and Americans Will Pay the Price
The latest exchange between U.S. and Iranian forces in and around the Strait of Hormuz…
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Extending War Without End: The Hidden Costs of “Efficiency” in the MQ-25 Stingray
A quiet test flight over southern Illinois rarely makes national news. No explosions, no crisis—just…
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Security for Whom? The Hidden Hunger Behind Budget Cuts
There is a moment, quiet and almost invisible, when a person stands in a grocery…