Why was Paul Krugman so Wrong? Why was Paul Krugman so Wrong?
There’s a frightening enthusiasm for war among pundits—and now the public seems ready to go along too.
Sep 10, 2014 / Editorial / William Greider
As Obama Prepares His Iraq Talk, Massachusetts Democrats Nominate an Antiwar Vet for Congress As Obama Prepares His Iraq Talk, Massachusetts Democrats Nominate an Antiwar Vet for Congress
Candidate Seth Moulton is in “the long tradition of men and women who served and then used their public positions to speak out against war…”
Sep 10, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Don’t Overstate the Threat ISIS Poses Katrina vanden Heuvel: Don’t Overstate the Threat ISIS Poses
The Nation’s editor appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources to discuss press coverage of ISIS and whether some members of the media are participating in war-mongering.
Sep 8, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Fatal Flaw in American Foreign Policy The Fatal Flaw in American Foreign Policy
The orthodox American policy is that if challenged, the US must go to war to prove itself, to show the world it is still Superman and willing to shed blood and treasure to defend t...
Sep 4, 2014 / Blog / William Greider
Why Congress Must Impose Limits on the Use of Force in Iraq Why Congress Must Impose Limits on the Use of Force in Iraq
If we don’t act now, constitutional restraints on presidential warmaking will be eviscerated.
Sep 3, 2014 / Editorial / Robert Naiman
U.S. May Find Itself Allied With Assad and Iranian Ayatollahs U.S. May Find Itself Allied With Assad and Iranian Ayatollahs
Strange bedfellows, sure, we have had them before When needed to thwart growing danger. But now, with the Middle East falling apart, The bedfellows keep getting stranger.
Sep 3, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Brief Interviews With the Hideous Cheneys Brief Interviews With the Hideous Cheneys
The Cheney family takes a break from their busy lives (of being generally horrible) to answer some questions.
Sep 2, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy
How the Israel lobby is pushing us to war with Iran.
Sep 2, 2014 / Blog / Ali Gharib
Washington Created its Own Worst Nightmare—but it Could Still Create Something Worse Washington Created its Own Worst Nightmare—but it Could Still Create Something Worse
The calls for escalating military action against Islamic State (IS) ignore thirteen years of evidence that US intervention usually accomplishes the opposite of what Washington inte...
Sep 2, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
The ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page Wants More War (Again) The ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page Wants More War (Again)
Eric on this week's concerts and Reed on The Washington Post's call for war.
Aug 28, 2014 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson