Today on TAP: As Bob Kuttner has frequently noted (including today), the myths of capitalist globalization have been shattered.
military
Posted inAmerica and the World
Worse Than a Crime; It’s a Blunder
Anatol Lieven on the meaning and consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the West’s response
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Bloomberg’s Military Investments Unknown as He Heads to Pentagon Position
The billionaire former mayor was tapped to chair the Defense Innovation Board, a go-between for the military and Silicon Valley.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Making the Next Coronavirus Vaccine Truly Public
The vaccine developed at the Walter Reed Army Institute should not be privatized for maximum profit.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Most Americans Don’t Want War With Russia. Where Are Progressives?
Anti-war politicians have become willing to criticize failed adventurism in the Middle East. They’re more reluctant to pump the brakes on Ukraine.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Understanding Ukraine
The Quincy Institute’s Anatol Lieven explains Russian and Ukrainian intentions, and how the U.S. has ‘trapped ourselves by our own rhetoric.’
Posted inAmerica and the World
‘No Money Could Bring Back the Dead’
How America’s last drone strike in Afghanistan symbolizes its total failure within the 20-year war
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Trump’s VA Legacy: Human Capital Mismanagement
A human resources modernization system has made it incredibly difficult for the Veterans Health Administration to hire new staff.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Rampant Fraudulent Billing in Outsourced Veterans’ Health Care
With taxpayers on the hook for services never performed
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Eternal Recurrence of Defense Contractor Price-Gouging
For the second time in three years, TransDigm has been caught ripping off the Pentagon for millions of dollars. Will there finally be some accountability?
