War and Peace

California wildfires

Will the World End in Nuclear—or Climate—Catastrophe? Will the World End in Nuclear—or Climate—Catastrophe?

Our politicians’ warmongering merely distracts us from the bigger picture of global disaster.

Jun 12, 2019 / David Bromwich

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump

Nuclear Disarmament: The View from Moscow Nuclear Disarmament: The View from Moscow

Putin has taken advantage of Trump’s policies to create a political atmosphere of fear and public support for nuclear armament.

Jun 7, 2019 / Reese Erlich

Mission Accomplished

The War Crimes Trump Can’t Pardon The War Crimes Trump Can’t Pardon

The president is considering pardons for military members accused of war crimes, but the officials responsible for our disastrous wars already have free passes.

Jun 7, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon

John Bolton, Warmonger

John Bolton, Warmonger John Bolton, Warmonger

His reckless push for a war with Iran.

Jun 6, 2019 / OppArt / Robbie Conal

PHOTOS: ‘I Haven’t Met Anybody in the Area Who Actually Wants to Take the Walls Down’

PHOTOS: ‘I Haven’t Met Anybody in the Area Who Actually Wants to Take the Walls Down’ PHOTOS: ‘I Haven’t Met Anybody in the Area Who Actually Wants to Take the Walls Down’

Belfast’s so-called “peace lines” were supposed to come down over a decade ago. Why are they still there?

Jun 5, 2019 / Photo Essay / Mattias Lundblad and Johannes Frandsen

US Navy Pacific Ocean

The US Military Is Preparing for a New War The US Military Is Preparing for a New War

After years of a fruitless War on Terror, the Pentagon is turning its focus to China and Russia. 

Jun 5, 2019 / Michael T. Klare

B-52 releases MOP

The Dirty Truth About American Airpower The Dirty Truth About American Airpower

A retired Air Force officer shares 10 cautionary tenets about our overreliance on bombing campaigns.

Jun 5, 2019 / William J. Astore

Julian Assange

Trump’s Charges Against Julian Assange Would Effectively Criminalize Investigative Journalism Trump’s Charges Against Julian Assange Would Effectively Criminalize Investigative Journalism

Ever since the Pentagon Papers case, an Espionage Act loophole has been waiting for a president thuggish enough to make use of it.

May 31, 2019 / Bruce Shapiro

Trump Saudi Arms Deal

America’s Allies in the Middle East Are the Real ‘Troika of Tyranny’ America’s Allies in the Middle East Are the Real ‘Troika of Tyranny’

John Bolton claims that “socialist” states in Latin America are a threat. He’s lying to you.

May 30, 2019 / Danny Sjursen

Torture in Syria

How One Man Survived Syria’s Gulag How One Man Survived Syria’s Gulag

Like thousands of others, Omar Alshogre was repeatedly tortured in Bashar al-Assad’s prisons—but unlike so many, he got out. Now he’s telling the world about the regime’s industria...

May 30, 2019 / Hisham Aidi

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