Jonathan Schell

Peace and Disarmament Correspondent

Jonathan Schell (1943-2014) was the Lannan Fellow at The Nation Institute. His books include The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence and the Will of the People, an analysis of people power, and The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger.

How America Changed the Meaning of War

How America Changed the Meaning of War How America Changed the Meaning of War

After 9/11, the US invented a new kind of borderless, pre-emptive warfare, plunging the world into an endless cycle of violence.

Jul 22, 2014 / Jonathan Schell

Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, the New Dissidents?

Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, the New Dissidents? Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, the New Dissidents?

The United States is no Soviet Union—and yet it has set up machinery that satisfies certain tendencies that are in the genetic code of totalitarianism.

Sep 4, 2013 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

America’s Surveillance Net

America’s Surveillance Net America’s Surveillance Net

There is a revolution afoot—one that is being carried out by the government against the fundamental law of the land.

Jun 19, 2013 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later

The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later

Is there any benefit to be found in an unbroken record of waste, futility and shame? Only if lessons learned prevent a catastrophe in Iran.

Mar 13, 2013 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

The Real American War in Vietnam

The Real American War in Vietnam The Real American War in Vietnam

In his new book Kill Anything That Moves, Nick Turse shows that what were often presented as isolated atrocities were in fact the norm.

Jan 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell

The GOP’s Authoritarian Strategy The GOP’s Authoritarian Strategy

Demographic trends threaten the party’s electoral future—but it does have another option.

Sep 10, 2012 / Feature / Jonathan Schell

The GOP’s Will to Fantasy The GOP’s Will to Fantasy

Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan as running mate is another development in a long-term party trend: the triumph of ideology over reality.

Aug 22, 2012 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

The GOP’s Will to Fantasy The GOP’s Will to Fantasy

Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan as running mate is another development in a long-term party trend: the triumph of ideology over reality.

Aug 15, 2012 / Jonathan Schell

Thinking the Unthinkable on Iran

Thinking the Unthinkable on Iran Thinking the Unthinkable on Iran

A war on Iran to stop its nuclear program would bring on a proliferation catastrophe.

Apr 4, 2012 / Feature / Jonathan Schell

If Vaclav Havel Met Occupy’s Human Mic… If Vaclav Havel Met Occupy’s Human Mic…

The words of the former president of the Czech Republic resonate with the problems Occupy confronts today.  

Mar 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell

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