John McCain And Endless War: Best Friends Forever

The Arizona Republican and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee never misses an opportunity to promote war and American imperialism.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
U.S. Senator John McCain

MINNEAPOLIS --- Modern American politicians are often criticized for their willingness to bow to popular opinion, changing their professed beliefs from moment to moment based on what they think the public wants to hear. Yet one senator rises above all that through his unabashed love of war -- a stance that’s remained consistent regardless of what

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House’s Passage Of “Compromised” Defense Bill Reveals A “Mixed Bag”

The 2014 NDAA makes no efforts to modify the 2012 NDAA’s consent to indefinite detention.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

The current Congress, the 113th, is on track to be the least productive in the history of the Union. A divided government and extreme partisanship, which on repeated occasions reached and exceeded brinksmanship levels, that will, at its current pace, produce less than half of the passed legislation of the current record for most unproductive

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