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The growing threats of nuclear war and environmental catastrophe make it hard to bet on the survival of our species.

Gitmo

Before the Iraq War, there was Guantánamo, the AUMF, My Lai and more. What you don’t know can hurt you.

Iraq funeral

Conditions in Iraq, not surprisingly, bear little resemblance to the fantasyland touted by America’s recent presidents.

Iraq violence

Our political system has turned thoroughly masculine, paranoid, quarrelsome, secretive, greedy, aggressive and violent—not unlike a wife beater.

Operation Shock and Awe

On the tenth anniversary of the US invasion, the country is mired in a permanent crisis of sectarian violence, pervasive corruption and broken infrastructure.

Chlorine plant Iraq

Our self-righteous country has a history of justifying conflicts that were based on lies.

Vietnam War

It’s time to start asking questions of our veterans—hard questions—so that they're not shouldering the blame, or truth, of war alone.

Funeral in Iraq

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.

Obama

It's time to curtail the executive branch’s war-making powers—before it’s too late.

Blogs

Polls show Americans overwhelmingly oppose US action in Syria, 62-24.

May 1, 2013

The New York Times blows the cover off the Syrian rebel movement.

April 29, 2013

The answer is diplomacy, not war.

April 26, 2013

It’s a tough one, but it ought to John Kerry’s top priority.

April 24, 2013

Under a Democratic administration's military crusade, the US is putting out a global warrant for its own attack.

April 23, 2013

Who were the al-Awlakis, and why did the US kill them?

April 23, 2013

What do we know—and not know—about the US’s covert, extrajudicial ops?

April 23, 2013

The FBI needs to release its Tsarnaev file.

April 23, 2013

President Obama should stay out of Moscow’s jihad in Chechnya.

April 22, 2013

The Supreme Court will now decide: can the government force aid recipients to oppose prostitution?

April 19, 2013