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Hey, this doesn’t happen every day at TomDispatch! In my introduction to TD pieces, I usually focus on developing events on this strange planet of ours, but today let me focus instead on Greg Grandin’s latest book, America,
According to world-leading war-profiteer Lockheed Martin, its Golden Dome, marketed for it by Donald Trump, “stands as a layered defense shield, safeguarding the American homeland with unwavering precision, ensuring the security and resilience of our nation.” But it doesn’t exactly “stand” anywhere in the present day or what some of us like to call “reality.” Rather, it’s
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Even in retrospect, it seems inconceivable. Yes, you may still not believe it but the Trump administration recently chartered yet another flight for immigrants, except this one wasn’t leaving the country, heading for a prison in
As Stacy Bannerman has been telling us for decades, the U.S. military has a domestic violence problem. So do some other — and I strongly suspect all — militaries.
The Pentagon has long known about the significantly increased risk of domestic violence by combat-exposed troops, yet has failed to properly inform military members or their families, and has violated laws mandating reporting on the problem.
This lack of transparency and breach of legal responsibilities has left thousands of spouses,
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I wonder if, in Donald Trump’s America, the very word “immigrant” should be changed to something like “ex-migrant.” The latest news, as I wrote this introduction, was that deporting immigrants to Venezuela, El Salvador, Panama, and other places in Central America wasn’t faintly enough for the Trump administration. It was instead planning to deport a group of Asian
By Transnational Institute, May 19, 2025
David Swanson argues that if military spending made us safer, the world would be at peace — but instead, we see record-breaking budgets fueling endless war. He criticises NATO as a bloated, unaccountable war machine that thrives on militarism for profit, promoting ever-increasing arms spending while gutting essential services like healthcare and education. Swanson warns that U.S. media narratives, especially those painting Trump as anti-NATO, manipulate
I’ve grown used to random compliments from strangers. It’s normal now. I have to think back years to what it was like without that. And they’re not just compliments, but also expressions of solidarity, revelations of the existence of people who agree and aren’t afraid to say so — or maybe that I’ve just helped them to become unafraid to say so. These compliments, which can initiate discussions and deeper engagement, have nothing more to do with me than the shirt I’m wearing. And
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Going, Going, Gone!
The World According to Donald Trump
I remember the phrase from my boyhood, listening to baseball games on the old wooden radio by my bed. A major hitter would be up and — bang! — he’d connect with the ball in a big-time fashion. The announcer in a rising voice would then say dramatically: “It’s going, going, gone!” It was a phrase connected to
By Transnational Institute, May 13, 2025
David Swanson, peace activist from World BEYOND War, argues that NATO is not a defensive alliance but the most powerful war-making and weapons-dealing machine in history. Far from protecting democracy, NATO has backed colonial powers and dictatorships, waged illegal wars, and acted as a