Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology? Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology?
I traveled through airports and reported in sports stadiums this year. At each, I was asked to scan my face for security.
Nov 29, 2025 / Nicholas Russell
“A House of Dynamite” “A House of Dynamite”
Confronting the new nuclear era.
Oct 22, 2025 / Michael T. Klare
The Dark Satire of Pete Hegseth’s Quantico Speech The Dark Satire of Pete Hegseth’s Quantico Speech
The secretary of war’s plea for discipline collapses into its opposite—a demand for wanton violence and mayhem
Oct 8, 2025 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin
Trump Is Effortlessly Destroying Washington’s International Influence Trump Is Effortlessly Destroying Washington’s International Influence
With Congress compliant, the Supreme Court complicit, and media corporations compromised, Trump has forged a clear path to international irrelevance.
Oct 7, 2025 / Alfred McCoy
Trump and Hegseth’s Plan for the “War Within” Trump and Hegseth’s Plan for the “War Within”
‘They spit, we hit.’
Oct 7, 2025 / Michael T. Klare
Why Trump’s Venezuela Attacks Matter So Much Why Trump’s Venezuela Attacks Matter So Much
They signal a US empire increasingly willing to dispense with even the perfunctory legal legitimation that past presidents leaned on.
Oct 2, 2025 / Jake Romm
Rebranding to the “Department of War” Will Surely Fix Everything Rebranding to the “Department of War” Will Surely Fix Everything
Quick: Name one clear triumph in a meaningful war for the United States since 1945.
Sep 23, 2025 / William Astore
Trump’s Raid on John Bolton’s Home Is Different From What I Experienced—It’s Revenge Trump’s Raid on John Bolton’s Home Is Different From What I Experienced—It’s Revenge
The raids on my home and Bolton's marks a chilling evolution from George W. Bush to Trump 2.0.
Aug 26, 2025 / Thomas Drake
Trump Won’t Deliver Peace to Ukraine—or Anywhere Else Trump Won’t Deliver Peace to Ukraine—or Anywhere Else
No one can trust the United States when a fickle man-child controls its foreign policy.
Aug 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer
NATO Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump, the President Who Would Be King NATO Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump, the President Who Would Be King
The NATO secretary general had one mission: Keep Trump happy. And to keep Trump happy, you sacrifice your dignity and play the vassal.
Jun 27, 2025 / Carol Schaeffer