War & Peace

CIA Operative Who Tortured, Destroyed CIA Torture Tapes, and Now Wants To Lead CIA Was "Cleared," Says CIA

Heitkamp Backing War Hawk Mike Pompeo Because 'If It's Not Him, I Mean, We Need Another Secretary of State'

Jon Queally, staff writer

A day after becoming first Democrat to say she would vote to confirm hawkish CIA director to be Trump's next secretary of state, Senator from North Dakota stumbled to explain why Pompeo's troubling record on torture and NSA spying would not dissuade her. Then quickly walked away.

As International Outrage Grows, Israeli Soldiers Kill and Injure More in Gaza

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman was among those to express concern...

Trump Officially Unveils Policy to Expand Sale of Killer Drones

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Countries may be more willing to use military force when they can do so...

From 'Deeply Disappointing' to 'Disgusting,' Heitkamp Draws Ire as First Democrat to Back Pompeo

With Deadline Approaching, 500+ European Lawmakers Tell Congress to Stop Trump From Ripping Up Iran Nuclear Deal

A 'Defining Moment' to Stand Against Torture as Human Rights Groups Demand Senate Reject Gina Haspel for CIA

Where Is the Body of This Man Tortured to Death by the CIA?

Message Is Clear as Trump Plays Weapons Salesman: 'Buy American...Tanks, Drones, Bombs, and Guns!'

With Committee One Vote Shy of Rejecting Pompeo, Will Senate Democrats Unite Against Trump War Cabinet?

Arms Control Experts Demand "Urgent Steps" to Constrain New Nuclear Arms Race

Corker-Kaine AUMF Would Only Expand Trump's Ability To Wage Endless War

'Astronomical' Cost of War: Average US Taxpayer Sent $3,456 to Pentagon Last Year and Just $39 to the EPA

War Profiteer Erik Prince Reportedly in Talks to Help Forge Occupying Force in Syria

'Absolutely Earth-Shaking': North and South Korea Reportedly in Talks to Officially End Korean War

New AUMF? Critics Warn Against Giving Trump—or Any President—Power to Wage War 'Virtually Anywhere on the Planet'

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Split This Rock: They Will Beat Their Guns Into Poems

Seeking to add "a tapestry of voices” to the dialogue, socially active poets held an anti-gun poetry slam before joining thousands of D.C. kids at Friday's National School Walkout. About two dozen people each added one line to the piece "Longer Than A Gun" - “Our hearts are less fragile than the nothingness that pulls the trigger” - to remind listeners, "W e’re not talking about policy - we're talking about people who get up every morning and treasure one another.”