Counterinsurgency, Policing, and the Militarization of America’s Cities. By Danny Sjursen.

Maybe if the people foaming at the mouth about Kaepernick protesting took the time to think about what it’s like to be Black in America they would be more understanding and figure out a way to unite the county instead of promoting divisiveness. By Anthony Williams.

A new indie doc tells the shocking story of how so many veterans got sick. By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos.

Dress reformer, women's rights activist, and all-around pioneer. By Anika Burgess.

Perhaps I was shipwrecked, philosophically speaking, but I managed to take in the glorious north with its iced hills shimmering under the low and golden light. On the hike back out I realized that I hadn’t had my heart in the hike... By Nelson Lowhim.

The daredevil, his helicopter, the risk of flying too high, and the birth of modern news. By Jack Hitt.

A new study suggests that Trump won more votes from communities with high military casualties than from similar communities which suffered fewer casualties. By Zaid Jilani.

The GOP plan to privatize veterans’ health care could jeopardize the larger fight for universal health care. By Candice Bernd.

Krisel is particularly known for the scores of tract homes he designed in Palm Springs, which featured open floor plans, “butterfly” roofs and enough variation so they didn’t look cookie-cutter. By Matt Guilhem, Laurel Wamsley. (June 6, 2017)

The man who once wrote a book highly critical of policymakers who escalated an unwinnable war in Vietnam is urging escalation in an unwinnable war in Afghanistan, sources confirmed today. [Self-satire]

An inspired biography. By Scott Beauchamp.

At its core, the military is a violent organization with violent objectives—to fight and win wars. Those damaged in its course are all too often left to fend for themselves. By Drew Pham.

Under current rules, doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs cannot even discuss marijuana as an option with patients. By Bryan Bender.

At the age of 42, Taylor Peirce was ancient by Army standards. Nearly three years of campaigning and picket duty, from the rifle pits of Mississippi to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, had exacted great physical costs.

It seemed all of Washington had gone to the theater on April 14, 1865 – Good Friday – to hail the imminent end of the war.

Alt-right conspiracy theorists think that the government killed the aspiring Libertarian filmmaker David Crowley. The truth is far stranger. By Alec Wilkinson. [Epilepsy warning: Flashing graphic]

"I got in that morning, past the receptionist, past the armed security that the public never sees, picked up my mail, got my telex’s and opened the door to my office. To my astonishment a Latin looking gentleman was there..." By Gordon Duff.

A look inside the hunt to catch one of the country’s biggest con men. By Daniel Fromson.

Millions of military veterans have served on multiple tours. Why do they keep going back? By Brian Castner.

Roughly 4,000 service members helped clean up the Enewetak Atoll from nuclear tests. Many now have ailments they think result from the work, but the government won’t provide health care. By Dave Philipps.