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War taxes?

…(and then, Iraq), we have been paying for war as an afterthought. In the Bush era attempt to treat war as something that happened “over there” and didn’t disrupt the…

Never thought I’ld make it to the aristocrat class

…Iraq war contractors has created what she called “a live war military-industrial complex”—that is, an industry that depends for its profits, even its existence, on hot wars, wars that kill…

Confusing a Metaphor with the Real Thing

“We’re at war.” “During this time of war…” “While this country is at war…” I’m tired of hearing such statements while referring to the “War on Terror”. Because they indicate…

Trump Goes to War , , ,

…is the way it was then and today also. Little Boy Trump Goes to War Dean Baker CEPR We are now six days into Trump’s war on Iran, and his…