Leid Stories—What Is the Most Urgently Needed Change We Must Make As A Nation?—07.05.17

In the aftermath of the patriotism that the Fourth of July usually summons up, Leid Stories brings us back to reality with a sobering question: What Is the Most Urgently Needed Change We Must Make As A Nation? Download this episode (right click and save)

William Hartung – Tomgram: William Hartung, The Doctrine of Armed Exceptionalism

War, what is it good for?  In America, the answer is that, much of the time, you’ll probably never know what it’s good for — or, in some cases, even notice that we’re at war.  Right now, the U.S. is ever more deeply involved in significant conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and increasingly Yemen — at least five ongoing …