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Issue: 1079

March 19, 2026

Cover Story

The War Economy vs. Human Needs – The Invisible Woman

By Sharon Kyle, JD Editorial Board

What Military Spending Reveals About America's Priorities.

A global comparison of defense budgets, population, and healthcare systems raises a simple question: Why does the richest nation on Earth fund war so easily but…

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Commentary

The Iran War – No Cogent or Feasible Explanation

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

The public needs to be assured that it can trust and verify the information being fed to them by the government. We have been in enough wars with no feasible exit strategy.

The undefined war the US and Israel are fighting in Iran has reached its third week, and social media continues to be dominated by riveting images…

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View from the Battlefield

Every Woman Is Not a Feminist

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

A discerning look at the U.S. capitalist system leaves no room to believe that once a female is in positions of power, everything changes for the better.

One of the most heated debates that I’ve ever had was one about feminism, which I had with a young brother who was a Queen B…

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