China has built up a sophisticated navy in preparation for a potential conflict with Taiwan, a new report from the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence (...
William Astore | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
On this Veteran's Day, what if we began to measure our national success and power not by our military arsenal or number of recruits, but rather by the very opposite of that?
Allen McDuffee | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics
If you want to draw attention to a problem, try hiding it. That's the strategy of several military bases when it comes to the H1N1 vaccine.
Jim Luce | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York
Clif, 71, husband of Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, passed away in September after climbing one of the tallest mountains in the world, Mt. Cho Oyu, between Nepal and China.
Rachel Krantz and the Youth Radio Investigative Unit | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics
A Youth Radio investigation finds that the U.S. Navy's report on hazing in its Bahrain Canine Unit omitted the suicide of the unit's leading Petty Off...
Brendan DeMelle | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green
Dropping the sovereign immunity defense in the Vieques environmental case would demonstrate the Obama administration's commitment to ending the overzealous use of national defense claims.
Youth Radio | Rachel Krantz | Posted 09.23.2009 | Home
After Youth Radio exposed a culture of hazing, including psychological and physical abuse, at a U.S. Navy canine unit in Bahrain, the nation's top Nav...
Julia Moulden | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
It's no secret that some people earn more than others, but the gap is huge, and getting bigger every year. There have been some cool innovations designed to try to address this imbalance, but none have caught on in a big way. And now a couple of clever guys from Silicon Valley may just have reinvented the compensation wheel.
James Zogby | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
A primary factor accounting for the change and the growing recognition being given to Ramadan is the presence and vitality of a growing Muslim community.
Yahoo! Green | Megan Treacy | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green
The Navy hopes to have completed testing and approved a biofuel for use in their fighter jets by 2013 and is looking to do the same for its ships in t...
Andy Sernovitz | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics
Support our troops: Let them stay in touch with friends and family.
Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 08.25.2009 | Politics
Tensions between journalists and military officials are nothing new. But a bitter series of clashes between a top Navy spokesman and a Miami Herald mi...
Brendan DeMelle | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson acknowledged the need to clean up the island of Vieques last week at the national convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Brendan DeMelle | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green
In the government's twisted logic, warning people about the impending bombing that will contaminate their air, water, soil and bodies could harm these citizens more.
Brendan DeMelle | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green
President Obama should instruct all relevant federal agencies to live up to his stated commitment to address the health crisis in Vieques immediately, pursue an "environmentally acceptable" clean-up for Vieques, and work toward a fair and complete resolution to the ongoing litigation.
AP | 9 Mins Ago | Posted 07.19.2009 | World
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Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
The stigma that veterans face has turned into widespread employment discrimination, precisely at a time when getting a job is especially difficult.
Sean Gilfillan | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics
Why is America insourcing sacrifice to 1% of its population when it is deemed necessary to our national security and interests?
Dan Mirvish | Posted 06.27.2009 | Comedy
At a time when we are reconsidering every decision made during the Bush/Rumsfeld era, from torture to the invasion of Iraq to the speculation of addin...
AP | RICHARD PYLE | Posted 06.21.2009 | World
NEW YORK — The U.S. Navy marked the opening of Fleet Week 2009 on Wednesday with a flyover by six military aircraft, and the city warned residen...
Jim Wallis | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green
We cannot claim to care for the poor while we turn our backs on our role in the destruction of the most basic resources our neighbors need for survival.
AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 06.14.2009 | World
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A team of specialized American sailors apprehended 17 suspected pirates who attacked an Egyptian merchant ship in ...
AP | ANITA POWELL | Posted 05.26.2009 | World
NAIROBI, Kenya — Pirates have seized a German-owned ship in the pirate-infested waters between Somalia and Yemen, a U.S. Navy spokesman said Sat...
AP | RON WORD | Posted 05.22.2009 | World
MAYPORT NAVAL STATION, Fla. — Warships in training to fight pirates, drug smugglers and other enemies were maneuvering off Florida's Atlantic co...
Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.11.2009 | World
The most powerful Navy in the world remains in a standoff with four pirates in a small boat. So threatening to US national security are these pirates, Gen. Petraeus is now running the operation.
Posted 11.20.2009 | World