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When you name a bill after James Mountain Inhofe… The 2023 NDAA

So what’s in this 787-page compilation? Most famously, a reversal on the mandate for the COVID vaccine, though none of the other dozens of vaccines required by the military are mentioned, and a pay bump for military personnel of 4.6. Also making  headlines was this, 150+ years too late: “The President is authorized to appoint…

As Russia Invades Ukraine, Let’s Follow Our Best Instincts, Not Our Worst

As European war begins, Chris Lombardi reflects on the role and power of regional and global anti-war movements By Chris Lombardi Over the past few weeks, with clouds of a Russian invasion of Ukraine gathering on the horizon, thw world’s anti-war organizations settled firmly in their ongoing positions; World Beyond War and Code Pink warned…

On Reality Winner

Last night’s 60 Minutes segment hit all the notes: Winner’s service, her awards, even her moral injury; ” I was starting to see in the news that our mission had a very high civilian casualty rating,” she told Scott Pelley. Winner was honest about what imprisonment did to her and clear about why she broke…

On Colin Powell

The first mention of Colin Powell in Ain’t Marching is about My Lai, about “the massacre’s initial whistleblowers [including]Thomas Glenton, who’d first tried the chain of command and been blown off by Major Colin Powell.”

So many books, making amends

When I ask a publisher for a book, I always intend to write about it soon, and/or interview its author. And sometimes I do; authors from John Sayles to Joshua Phillips have given me the opportunity write about and promote their books. The moment that book comes in the mail is still exciting for the…

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