Justice for All
The Fate of Essential Workers During Covid-19
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Why Does Essential Work Pay So Little…And Cost So Much?
Politics & Society
What Happens in El Norte Doesn’t Stay in El Norte
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Responding to the crisis at the border, Rebecca Gordon argues that many Central American refuges are fleeing dangers that were created and intensified by the United States.
Editorials & Actions
The Trojan Drone
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An Illegal Military Strategy Disguised as Technological Advance
By Rebecca Gordon
(originally published at TomDispatch.com)
Think of it as the Trojan Drone, the ultimate techno-weapon of American warfare in these years, a single remotely operated plane sent to take out a single key figure. It’s a shiny video game for grown ups — a Mortal Kombat or Call of Duty where the animated enemies bleed real blood. Just like the giant wooden horse the Greeks convinced the Trojans to bring inside their gates, however, the drone carries something deadly in its belly: a new and illegal military strategy disguised as an impressive piece of technology. The technical advances embodied in drone technology distract us from a more fundamental change in military strategy. However it is achieved — whether through conventional air strikes, cruise missiles fired from ships, or by drone — the United States has now embraced extrajudicial executions on foreign soil.