Writer, anthropologist, live wire. Co-Founder of CostsofWar.org. Author of Homefront, Reading National Geographic, Carjacked, Schooled.
Catherine A. Lutz is an American anthropologist who is the Thomas J. Watson Jr. Family Professor of Anthropology and International Studies at Brown University. She is also a research professor at the Watson Institute where she serves as a director of the Costs of War Project, which attempts to calculate the financial costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. .. more
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“Popular opinion is one thing, but it’s when that popular opinion gets mobilized that we have any hope of something changing.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9GE...
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It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.
Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
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"Though ongoing, the panic can now be filed under the label, Every Accusation is a Confession — because the project’s next phase is underway, instituting far-right indoctrination in schools."
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"Though ongoing, the panic can now be filed under the label, Every Accusation is a Confession — because the project’s next phase is underway, instituting far-right indoctrination in schools."
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No, it’s a reminder that the US remains at war in Syria.
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The Donald J. Trump Dumpster
The Donald J. Trump Port-a-Potty
The Donald J. Trump Municipal Waste Disposal Facility
A great conversation with Reed Galen about the forever wars and their latest installments.
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They can be dangled to motivate and withheld to punish but "given" (or regifted) at whim with grand gestures that make them feel all yummy inside.
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
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We Americans don't want to go to war with Venezuela, my brilliant writer sister, Anne Lutz Fernandez, and I write in Responsible Statecraft this morning. That should matter in a democratic and humane society.
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If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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Get in on the action👇
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15 years after its publication, new car prices have risen to over $50K and delinquency rates have risen over 50%. 🫠
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"A near-record number of cars are being repossessed as Americans continue to fall behind on their auto loans amid mounting financial strain...over three million cars could be repossessed in 2025, a level only reached in 2009 during the Great Recession."
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Photo Credit: Heidi Levine, 2025
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