War, Meet Climate Change

SXSW Arctic panel explains climate impact on national security

"...The Arctic. A place where reindeer is on the..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Bush and Gang Are War Criminals

"...prosecute Germany's Nazi leadership, unambiguously states to initiate a war of aggression ... is not only an international crime,..."

Nov. 14, 2005 Postmarks

McMurtry Album Imbued With War Images

"...it takes aim at those in power, going to war, and playing with people's lives. But "See the Elephant"..."

Sept. 20, 2005 Postmarks

The Dirty War

"...the other day regarding the prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq, I began to wonder what our offended citizenry will..."

June 10, 2004 Postmarks

Video: Chronic Explains Iraq, Austin, in Three Minutes or Less

Chronic's national television debut, for all to marvel at.

"...how Austin's city government was serving as model for Iraq – specifically Baghdad. Apparently, Toby Futrell and the gang..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Imagine There Is an Unending War

"...of light: the Sunni predicament, the impotency of the Iraqi parliament, and the Iraqi security force “contributions” thus far...."

Feb. 5, 2007 Postmarks

Eureka! Outsource Iraq!

"...Stanley this morning, and the perfect solution to the war in Iraq popped into my head. Outsource! We need..."

Sept. 27, 2005 Postmarks

U.S. Doomed in Iraq

"...history will reveal a simple truth: The U.S. invaded Iraq not to find WMD, not to depose Saddam Hussein,..."

Sept. 1, 2005 Postmarks

Kieran R. Healy's Five Top-Drawer War Movies

Viva the Nam's co-creator talks about his inspirations

"...Glory (1989): Hands down my favorite war epic movie. Being from Massachusetts and having stood in..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Screens Feature

In Fog of War, No One Has the Facts

"...Dear Editor, The U.S. and Iran have been at war since 1979. That U.S. troops aren’t on Iranian soil..."

Aug. 27, 2009 Postmarks

Differences Between Vietnam and Iraq Protests

"...issue ["Postmarks"]: Being regular Army (1968-1980), I was fully aware of the demonstrations against the Vietnam War itself, but..."

July 30, 2004 Postmarks

Taxes Are OK When They Pay for War

"...is that the feds need funds to fight the war in Iraq. The increased federal spending on contracts to..."

July 13, 2004 Postmarks

As Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly Fell on Their Knees for Clinton, as President Bush Has Donated Family Money to Those Wounded in the War So Should ...

"...Moore sure is making millions of dollars off a war he hates and a president he hates even more...."

June 29, 2004 Postmarks

The Austin Chronic: Doc Unprescribed Explores How Cannabis Is Helping People Who’ve Experienced War Trauma

goodblend hosts special screening for Veterans Day

"...harrowing, hopeful, frustrating, and inspiring. You see footage of war and the resulting injuries that will shake you. You..."

Nov. 7, 2023 Screens Post by Kevin Curtin

SongwritingWith:Soldiers Helps Write the War After the War

Darden Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other songwriters combat PTSD one song at a time

"...military. All have experienced combat, from Vietnam through contemporary wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Some wear it more heavily..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Presenting the War Whoppometer

Center for Public Integrity lays out administration whoppers in handy chart form.

"...about the national security threat posed by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. … [An] exhaustive examination of the record shows the..."

Feb. 7, 2008 News Post by Michael King

Screw Prevention and Treatment, War Is Where It's At

House-Senate approve treatment funds, only to face Bush veto threat.

"...times as much again this year for the never-ending war in Iraq and then, with a straight face, object..."

Nov. 15, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

World War IV?

"...McDonald says "we must realize we are in World War IV" [“Postmarks” online, Oct. 16]. If that is so,..."

Oct. 23, 2007 Postmarks

Prosecute War's Planners

"...Editor, The seven bad apples that are responsible for war crimes in Iraq should be prosecuted and sentenced to..."

May 20, 2004 Postmarks

When Little Blue Men Fight the War at Home

Scott Prendergast on 'Kabluey'

"...out, the passenger seated next to him gazed back warily...."

Oct. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

In Memory of Those Killed in Iraq: VOTE

"...and low on the page, the names of the war dead are listed. I see that just recently, your..."

Sept. 29, 2004 Postmarks

The Military-Petroleum Complex

The Second Iraq War and the cronies of state capitalism

"...Twelve years after the end of the First Iraq War, George H. W. Bush was still reading from..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Soldier's Heart

Thousands of Iraq War veterans will come home to face serious psychological problems and a system unready to help them

"...Quartermaster Company, Peterson helped build an oil pipeline across Iraq. On the same highway where Private Jessica Lynch had..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Feature by Dan Frosch

Page Two

In the Iraq war, there is no course to stay

"...truly outrageous aspect of the whole, almost clinically insane, Iraq misadventure is that our country invaded without any plans..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Column by Louis Black

The Lucky Ones

Tim Robbins effectively heads an engaging threesome of Iraq war vets as they travel across America on a road to personal growth.

"...has not been terribly kind to movies about the Iraq war or the soldiers who wage it. The Lucky..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Under the Shadow

A mother and her son are stuck in a war zone in this Iranian horror film

"...To paraphrase Talking Heads, life during wartime ain’t no party, especially if you’re stuck in Tehran..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Revenant

This horror comedy follows the the walking-dead path of an undeceased Iraq War vet and his stoner best friend.

"...of creating a buddy comedy centered around the undeceased Iraq War vet Bart (Anders) and his stoner best friend..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tyler Perry's Good Deeds

Tyler Perry also stars in his latest film, playing a wealthy businessman whose orderly life comes undone as the result of a good deed.

"...going through his paces, Wesley meets Lindsey (Newton), an Iraq war widow and single mom who cleans his office...."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Warrior

Knockout performances by the three central characters and powerfully effective fight sequences are the key ingredients that spur this male weepie.

"...carefully modulated film about acceptance and redemption. Not that Warrior isn’t a tad overlong at 139 minutes or that..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red White & Blue

Filmed in Austin, this horror film is a love story and hyperviolent revenge freakout that is well-performed and well-made.

"...life, death, and ball-peen hammers. Fuller plays Erica, a wayward, broken woman with psychosexual issues that thwart her every..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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