While Losing a Real War, Pete Hegseth Is Building a Troll Army While Losing a Real War, Pete Hegseth Is Building a Troll Army
The defense secretary is more comfortable around influencers than with seasoned generals.
Aug 31, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The USS “Lincoln” Is Part of a Long History of Naval Mistreatment The USS “Lincoln” Is Part of a Long History of Naval Mistreatment
The ship has been out to sea for the longest stretch of time without a port call in modern history. Effects on physical and mental health are dire.
Aug 31, 2026 / Jasper Craven
The Real Reason There’s a Munitions Shortage The Real Reason There’s a Munitions Shortage
More important than fixing production methods is fixing our ill-advised foreign policy.
Aug 26, 2026 / William D. Hartung
Who’s Happy About War in Iran? Who’s Happy About War in Iran?
Lockheed Martin’s CEO Jim Taiclet, that’s who.
Aug 21, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Trump’s Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navy’s Ships Trump’s Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navy’s Ships
The dire conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln are due to a president’s being dangerously detached from what’s actually happening in the world.
Aug 17, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The CIA Targets Cuba… Again The CIA Targets Cuba… Again
Covert operations add to Trump’s ruthless regime change efforts.
Aug 13, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh
Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Making All His Cronies Look Like Fools Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Making All His Cronies Look Like Fools
Two foreign-policy camps are claiming Trump for themselves, while the Middle East fiasco humiliates every single one of them.
Aug 12, 2026 / Column / David Klion
The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen
Militarists push for austerity to keep a disastrous war going.
Aug 10, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Senator J. William Fulbright Is Remembered Today Primarily for the Scholarship Program That Bears His Name Senator J. William Fulbright Is Remembered Today Primarily for the Scholarship Program That Bears His Name
But a broader look at Fulbright’s legacy reveals him as one of the most prescient critics of militarism and the “imperial presidency”—lessons that apply more than ever today.
Aug 3, 2026 / Julian Castañon Villa
The Weapons Manufacturer Next Door The Weapons Manufacturer Next Door
It’s been six years since I began attending pro-Palestine demonstrations. The most recent campaign at the Brooklyn Navy Yard feels different.
Aug 1, 2026 / Diana Kruzman