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Hello, everyone.
Last week, Kathryn Bigelow’s new nuclear thriller, A House of Dynamite, was released on Netflix. The film comes at a time of growing nuclear tensions, as Sean Manning argues, and it’s crucial that viewers understand the fundamentally anti-nuclear message at its heart.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has launched a vitriolic campaign to label his political opponents terrorists. In a new feature, Inkstick fellow Tyler Hicks takes readers to the sites of pushback against the president’s military deployments, ICE raids, and overall drive to crush dissent.
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“Gabriel Sanchez on Georgia, Tex-Mex, and Representing a District Built on Defense Jobs” by Things That Go Boom (Oct. 20)
When 27-year-old Gabriel Sanchez won his Democratic primary in Smyrna, Georgia — home to a massive Lockheed Martin plant — few expected an outspoken anti-war socialist to carry a district built on defense jobs. But Sanchez has managed to do just that, working to push for better benefits, wages, and labor rights across the state.
“Trump’s ‘Terrorism’ Narrative Puts Dissent in the Crosshairs” by Tyler Hicks (Oct. 21)
As Trump accuses political opponents of supporting terrorism, his administration is using the military, DHS, and Border Patrol to wage a war against a newly defined form of terrorism. Meanwhile, protestors and activists around the country have come face-to-face with government agents, sometimes with violent results.
“In Greece, Demonstrators Want the US Military Out” by Moira Lavelle (Oct. 22)
From US intervention in Iraq to Israel’s war in Gaza, an American base on the Greek island of Crete has facilitated conflict for decades. At recent demonstrations, anti-war protesters called for an end to foreign military bases in the country.
“Don’t Get the Wrong Takeaway from ‘A House of Dynamite’” by Sean Manning (Oct. 23)
At a time when the Trump administration is marketing its so-called “Golden Dome,” a proposed “impenetrable” missile shield around the US, the energy created by A House of Dynamite could be directed to a plan that not only won’t work but will make the problem worse.
“The Boeing Strike’s Stopping Jets, But Workers Feel the Pinch” by Sophie Hurwitz (Oct. 24)
Thousands of Boeing machinists who make military weapons have been on strike since Aug. 4. Some say that, due to low pay, they have had to rely on food banks and second jobs to get by while working at the defense giant.
“Deep Dive: How Drones Have Redefined Surveillance in the AI Era” by Inkstick (Oct. 24)
At the IEEE Access journal, a new systematic review examines the rapid evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in surveillance, highlighting their growing role in both civilian and military domains.
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