The House Vote to End Support for the War on Yemen Shows How Much Has Changed The House Vote to End Support for the War on Yemen Shows How Much Has Changed
Under the leadership of Republican Speaker Paul Ryan, the House did everything in its power to prevent Ro Khanna’s bill from coming to a vote.
Feb 14, 2019 / James Carden
Who Lost America? Who Lost America?
The fall of the republic was foretold long before Donald Trump.
Feb 14, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
There’s a Lonely Voice in Washington, and It’s Talking Some Sense There’s a Lonely Voice in Washington, and It’s Talking Some Sense
For 15 years, the Committee for the Republic has been a dissenting voice of sanity and civility in Washington.
Feb 12, 2019 / James Carden
The World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Just Rolled Off the Assembly Line The World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Just Rolled Off the Assembly Line
With the creation of a new “mini-nuke” warhead, the US is making nuclear war all the more probable.
Feb 12, 2019 / James Carroll
Salvador Allende Offers a Way Out for Venezuela’s Maduro Salvador Allende Offers a Way Out for Venezuela’s Maduro
Chile’s dead president has some advice from beyond the grave.
Feb 11, 2019 / Ariel Dorfman
Trump Is Exploiting the National Guard Trump Is Exploiting the National Guard
Former presidents have deployed the reserve military force to bust unions, quell riots, and fight in wars of our own making. Trump is now using it to fabricate a border crisis.
Feb 11, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
How Washington Funded the Counterrevolution in Venezuela How Washington Funded the Counterrevolution in Venezuela
Self-declared president Juan Guaidó comes from the right-wing, US-backed student movement that tried to subvert Hugo Chávez’s government.
Feb 8, 2019 / Tim Gill and Rebecca Hanson
Trump Is Launching a New, Terrifying Arms Race Trump Is Launching a New, Terrifying Arms Race
Withdrawing from the INF Treaty will take us into dangerous territory not visited since the Cold War.
Feb 8, 2019 / Michael T. Klare
Trump’s War on Migrants Is an Affront to Humanity Trump’s War on Migrants Is an Affront to Humanity
His policies are endangering families facing violence, displacement, and persecution.
Feb 7, 2019 / Arnold Isaacs
Inside the Secretive US Air Campaign In Somalia Inside the Secretive US Air Campaign In Somalia
Since Trump took office, figuring out whom the US is killing and why has become nearly impossible.
Feb 7, 2019 / Feature / Amanda Sperber