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"While AFRICOM and, to a lesser extent, CENTCOM have made changes in how they track counternarcotics aid, both seemingly remain hooked on pouring money into efforts that have produced few successes." (Photo: Getty)

Drug Wars, Missing Money, and a Phantom $500 Million

Pentagon watchdog calls out two commands for financial malfeasance.

Nick Turse ·

"While chanting his mantra of “America First,” Donald Trump has so far followed policies that have only eased the way for the Chinese dragon to roar past Uncle Sam, with the Russian bear not far behind." (Photo: Presidential Administration of Russia)

Donald Trump Offers a Helping Hand to China and Russia

Giving American isolationism new meaning in the twenty-first century.

Dilip Hiro ·

'Literally Insane': Trump Takes Credit for Absence of Fatal Commercial Airline Crashes in 2017

"You know Trump is a sicko when he takes credit for no aviation deaths instead of crediting pilots, airlines, transportation safety & air traffic control! What an arrogant, self absorbed egomaniacal little twit!"

Common Dreams staff ·

Humanitarian organizations from the World Health Organization to the U.N. to the U.S. Agency for International Development have recognized that gender-based violence is not just a women’s issue. Addressing it requires working with men and boys, too, to counter the cultures of toxic masculinity that encourage or tolerate sexual violence.

It’s Not Just O'Reilly And Weinstein: Sexual Violence is a ‘Global Pandemic’

According to World Health Organization estimates, one in three women worldwide will experience either physical or sexual violence in her lifetime, many of them before the age of 15.

Valerie Dobiesz ·

Activists outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11, 2017 marking the 15th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay prison.

Gitmo's Living Legacy in the Trump Era

Will Washington never learn?

Karen Greenberg ·

Killer Drones and the Militarization of U.S. Foreign Policy

In the eyes of many around the world, diplomacy has taken a back seat to military operations in U.S. foreign policy. The drone program is a prime example.

Ann Wright ·

Caring for the Common Good Wins: Norway Ranks World's Happiest Country

But in U.S., happiness is falling and Republican priorities stand to make it worse

Andrea Germanos ·

Women Worldwide Are 'First Casualty' of Trump-Pence Administration

Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will introduce legislation Tuesday to 'repeal the Global Gag Rule for good'

Deirdre Fulton ·

The Year of the Commando

U.S. Special Operations Forces Deploy to 138 Nations, 70% of the World’s Countries 

Nick Turse ·

Commandos Without Borders: America’s Elite Troops Partner with African Forces But Pursue US Aims

Nick Turse ·

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