November 2018 - Page 2 of 6

Not to mention 240,000 civilian deaths and 21 million displaced. And yet a congressional commission is urging yet more money for a bloated Pentagon.

Just in time for next year’s Pentagon spending debate, a new report is calling for a huge increase in the Defense Department’s budget, which is already at one of the highest levels since World War II. The document was produced by the National Defense Strategy Commission, a congressionally mandated group charged with assessing the Trump administration’s new national-defense strategy. read more

Realizing Economic Justice in Tanzania: An Interview with Zitto Kabwe

Martin O'Neill and Joe Guinan November 20, 2018 Martin O'Neill and Joe Guinan

Zitto Kabwe has been a leading opposition figure in Tanzania’s national politics since he first came to parliament in 2005. He quickly joined more seasoned opposition MPs in drawing attention to a string of government corruption scandals. He was also closely involved in activist efforts to reform Tanzania’s mining legislation, a push that ultimately led to the replacement of the World Bank-backed 1998 Mining Act.

#BlackFridays Walkouts Turn Rage into Action and Community

Sarah Freeman-Woolpert November 20, 2018 Sarah Freeman-Woolpert

As people around the country prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, and the manic day of discount shopping that follows, one network of activists has already been celebrating a different kind of Black Friday for the past two months. This initiative, connected by the Twitter hashtag #BlackFridays, has resulted in a number of symbolic walkouts across the country led by a network of women of color.

Women-Led Radio Station Amplifies Voices of Indigenous Communities in Argentina

Daniel Gutman November 20, 2018 Daniel Gutman

The seed was planted more than 20 years ago by a group of indigenous women who began to gather to try to recover memories from their people. Today, women are also the main protagonists of La Voz Indígena (The Indigenous Voice), a unique radio station in northern Argentina that broadcasts every day in seven languages.

Planet of War: The U.S. Military Prepares for Global Combat

Danny Sjursen November 20, 2018 Danny Sjursen

With Pentagon budgets reaching record levels -- some $717 billion for 2019 -- Washington has stayed the course, while beginning to plan for more expansive future conflicts across the globe. Today, not a single square inch of this ever-warming planet of ours escapes the reach of U.S. militarization.

With Nearly 400,000 Dead in South Sudan, Will the U.S. Change Policy?

Edward Hunt November 19, 2018 Edward Hunt

It's a war as brutal as the one in Syria. Will the Trump administration pay any serious attention to it?

Month: November 2018

America’s Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost $5.9 Trillion

Realizing Economic Justice in Tanzania: An Interview with Zitto Kabwe

#BlackFridays Walkouts Turn Rage into Action and Community

Women-Led Radio Station Amplifies Voices of Indigenous Communities in Argentina

Planet of War: The U.S. Military Prepares for Global Combat

With Nearly 400,000 Dead in South Sudan, Will the U.S. Change Policy?