William Hartung

In none of those cases have any executives in the American weapons-making firms expressed the slightest qualms about their role in fostering human rights abuses and fueling destabilizing, unnecessary conflicts.

Even before hostilities broke out, the CEOs of major weapons firms were talking about how tensions in Europe could pad their profits.

The U.S. military budget is replete with examples of waste and dysfunction that must be addressed before going on a new spending spree.

A history lesson for our desperate moment.

Shooting down Russian planes and bombing Russian anti-aircraft sites would greatly increase the risks of escalation, up to and including a nuclear confrontation.

The hawks are already trying to exploit the Russian invasion, saying a shortfall in spending is leaving us vulnerable. Not true.

It can't be emphasized enough just how many taxpayer dollars are now being showered on the Pentagon.

He knew that if not resisted, 'adventures like Vietnam' would continue to eat away at American society.