European Cowardice Is Empowering Trump’s New Imperialism European Cowardice Is Empowering Trump’s New Imperialism
NATO allies don’t want to confront Trump’s aggression. But they may ultimately not have a choice.
Jan 9, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump and His Cronies Want a War in the Western Hemisphere Trump and His Cronies Want a War in the Western Hemisphere
Don’t be fooled by the anti-interventionist language. The Trump administration is only too eager to use military force.
Jan 2, 2026 / William D. Hartung
Who’s Responsible When a Military Order Is Illegal? Who’s Responsible When a Military Order Is Illegal?
For military members, simply recognizing that you have the legal capacity to do what’s right is no small thing.
Jan 1, 2026 / Nan Levinson
Trump’s National Security Strategy and the Big Con Trump’s National Security Strategy and the Big Con
Sense, nonsense, and lunacy.
Dec 10, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage
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