The Week’s Most Interesting Reads

Cancers strike veterans who deployed to Uzbek base where black goo oozed, ponds glowed. McClatchy reports on the dozens of American veterans suffering from various forms of cancer after they were exposed to toxic and radioactive materials at their base in Uzbekistan.

How peacebuilding can replace endless war. Madeline Rose proposes an alternative to our current hyper-militarized response to terrorism and conflict.

Remember when Elizabeth Warren accidentally told the truth on the Middle East? Justin Logan explains why Warren was right about getting U.S. troops out of the Middle East even if that wasn’t what she meant.