William J. Astore

Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 3:36 PM UTC

Can we stop worshipping American generals now?

For those devastated by Petraeus' fall from grace, here's a newsflash: We enabled him with our sycophancy

William J. Astore, TomDispatch.com Topics: Washington Post, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, David Petraeus, TomDispatch.com, Dwight D. Eisenhower

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:23 PM UTC

This election’s true winner

It won't be Obama or Romney; it'll be the U.S. military -- and it's going to cost us a lot of money

William J. Astore 22 Topics: 2012 Elections

Thursday, Dec 8, 2011 2:00 PM UTC

Whose army is it?

The 99 percent has become dangerously removed from the military-industrial complex that controls our remote wars

William J. Astore 24 Topics: U.S. Military, Iraq war, Afghanistan

Thursday, Jan 6, 2011 8:01 PM UTC

Does America really have the finest military in the world?

The retired officer in me warms to the sentiment, but the historian in me begs to differ

William J. Astore 100 Topics: U.S. Military, War Room

Monday, Feb 11, 2008 11:36 AM UTC

In the military we trust

Progressives who want to disarm U.S. militarism must first understand the nation's faith in the military -- one of our least elitist, most diverse institutions.

William J. Astore 56 Topics: Race, John F. Kerry, D-Mass., Iraq, U.S. Military, Gender, Pentagon, National security, Middle East

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