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What Yosaku Imada’s Failed Escape of 1893 Shows Us About U.S. Imperialism
Mar 13 2023
By Christen T. Sasaki, author of Pacific Confluence: Fighting over the Nation in Nineteenth-Century Hawai‘iTypically, the history of U.S. empire is told as a story of inevitable expansion. Within this narrative, the U.S. occupation of Hawaiʻi and the militarized nature of everyday life in the is
What I Learned about Torture and the Law at Guantánamo
Jul 28 2022
By Lisa Hajjar, author of The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight against TortureI made my first trip to Guantánamo in July 2010 after years of researching the fight against US torture during the “war on terror.” At the time, Guantánamo’s well-deserved description as a “legal black hole” felt pe
Virtual Warfare is Already Here — But We Can Still Push Back
Mar 08 2022
By Roberto J. González , author of War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the FutureThe time is a year after tomorrow.The place is the United States of America.Turmoil has steadily enveloped the country following contested midterm elections, multiple
Maternity Flight Suits Are Just One Important Way the Military is Retaining Talented Servicewomen
Apr 05 2021
By Megan McFarlane, author of Militarized Maternity: Experiencing Pregnancy in the U.S. Armed ForcesOn Tuesday, March 9, Fox News host Tucker Carlson discussed the Chinese military’s new initiative to “cultivate masculinity” in efforts to strengthen its naval prowess. Carlson contrasted China’s
Author Interview: Neve Gordon and Nicola Perugini discuss Human Shields
Oct 07 2020
In their new book, Human Shields: A History of People in the Line of Fire, scholars Neve Gordon and Nicola Perugini chronicle the chilling global history of human shields. From Syrian civilians locked in iron cages to veterans joining peaceful indigenous water protectors at the Standing Rock Sioux R