Tag Archives: Military

How the United States Became an Empire: A Review of James Carroll’s House of War

Posted on November 23, 2011 by toxic

Has the rise of American power been disastrous?  James Carroll asks this pointed question in House of War, a brilliant history of the Pentagon interwoven with a personal narrative.  Carroll is an apt person to tell this story.  The son … Continue reading →

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Bananas, Beaches, and Bases: Cynthia Enloe on the Plight of Women, World-Wide

Posted on November 22, 2011 by toxic

All too often, it is women who bear the heaviest burden of social, cultural, and political acts. In particular, the tourism industry is one in which women are often subordinate to men and other women alike. Such is one of … Continue reading →

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Rep. McKeon tells debt panel: Don’t bet that Pentagon cuts can be voided – The Hill’s DEFCON Hill

Posted on November 18, 2011 by toxic

“Unless we act today, the dismantling of the greatest armed forces in history could begin tomorrow,” he writes.   “Congress can negotiate our way through impasses, but the Department of Defense is required to plan with the budget authority it … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Occupations

Posted on November 2, 2011 by toxic

Lately I have been hearing critics of the Occupy Wall Street Movements use its cost to city and town budgets as a means to protest it.  Isn’t it hypocritical, they ask, to call for more government spending when they are … Continue reading →

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