Although many politicians trumpet their support for the buildup and employment of U.S. military power, there is considerable evidence that most Americans want to avoid new wars, reduce military spending, and support international cooperation.
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In this outstanding book, Falk and Krieger address with great eloquence the nuclear weapons dilemma, and propose a new approach toward attaining a nuclear weapons-free world.
Although the modern GOP claims to be the party of small government, in reality it is equally comfortable with big or small government -- as long as that serves the interests of the wealthy and powerful.
There is a serious disconnect between Mitt Romney's desire to increase U.S. military spending by as much as $2 trillion over the next decade and the American public's desire to have it decreased significantly.
It's often said that nuclear weapons have protected nations from military attack. But no evidence has been produced that bolsters this contention.
There are real international security problems, and some entity should be addressing them. But is NATO the proper entity?
The May Day celebrations that occurred around the world on May 1, 2012 were born more than a century ago out of a struggle by American workers for the eight-hour day. Given the recent intensification of the drive by the wealthy to enrich themselves at the expense of everyone else, it seems likely that May Day will continue to serve as a potent symbol of worker discontent.
World military spending reached $1.738 trillion in 2011 -- an increase of $138 billion over the previous year. Despite the well-known fact that war is a very counterproductive way to address global problems, nations went right ahead and spent a record-breaking amount on war and preparations for it.
Michael Klare's excellent new book provides not only a chilling description of the escalating competition for the world's last resources, but an alternative that could save the planet from that competition's disastrous consequences.
On February 8, 2012, Congressman Edward Markey introduced the Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures (SANE) Act, which would cut $100 billion from the U.S. nuclear weapons budget over the next ten years. As the U.S. government currently possesses over five thousand nuclear weapons (which can destroy the world five times over) and is planning to spend over $600 billion on nuclear weapons modernization in the next decade, passage of the SANE Act makes a lot of sense.