While millions of Afghans hunger, a radicalized Taliban movement is imposing a draconian government and foreign drones still haunt the skies.
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Posted inAmerica and the World
More Money for Ukraine? How About Having the Pentagon Cover It?
The senselessness of continual supplemental war requests when the Defense Department already has an insanely large budget
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Best Hope for Peace in Europe Is Victory for Ukraine
America should continue its limited support for Ukrainian arms.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
3M’s Selective Deafness
While the corporate giant fights litigation over its sale of defective earplugs to the U.S. military, 3M pads its résumé as a big supporter of service personnel and vets.
Posted inTAP
Send Zelensky What He Needs
Today on TAP: Otherwise, this is a slow-motion humanitarian catastrophe and a Putin victory.
Posted inTAP
Alito, Gorsuch, and Thomas Declare They’re Also Admirals
Today on TAP: Injecting themselves into the military chain of command, they take judicial activism to a new depth.
Posted inLaw and Justice
House Democrats Grill Pentagon About Sexual Assault Tracking
Citing Prospect reporting, Reps. Katie Porter and Jackie Speier want to know whether the military is improving its sexual crimes database.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Magical Thinking About Putin’s Invasion
By pretending that NATO is not already at war with Russia, we’ve let Putin define the terms of engagement, at the tragic expense of Ukraine.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden’s VA Secretary Proposes Shutting Down Dozens of Facilities
It’s both bad politics and bad policy.
