War and Peace

Drug war protest

A Growing Grassroots Movement in Mexico Is Resisting the US-Backed Drug War A Growing Grassroots Movement in Mexico Is Resisting the US-Backed Drug War

Citizens are protesting disappearances, searching mass graves, and demanding an end to impunity.

Sep 29, 2016 / Dawn Paley

Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff

Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff Donald Trump Is a Worse Crook Than Bernie Madoff

Madoff only scammed his rich clients. Trump could scam us all.

Sep 29, 2016 / Nomi Prins

Airstrikes in Syria

The Russian Blitzkrieg on Aleppo Is a Direct Challenge to Washington The Russian Blitzkrieg on Aleppo Is a Direct Challenge to Washington

The Syrian cease-fire was already in tatters. But the new offensive is also early preparation for a hawkish Clinton presidency.

Sep 29, 2016 / Patrick Lawrence

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The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War

The viewer is left with the impression that the rising threat of a nuclear war is an entirely Russian problem.

Sep 29, 2016 / Adam Johnson

More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War

More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War

The enemies of détente with Russia sabotaged Obama’s proposed alliance with Russia in Syria while the American presidential debate ignored all the perilous issues inherent in the C...

Sep 28, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Mideast Bahrain US Military

Why America’s Military Isn’t Even Close to Being the Greatest in the World Why America’s Military Isn’t Even Close to Being the Greatest in the World

US military strategy should go beyond “killing people and breaking things”—but it doesn’t. 

Sep 27, 2016 / Nick Turse

Obama and Santos

After Years of Stoking Colombia’s Civil War, Washington Is Now Trying to Hijack the Peace Deal After Years of Stoking Colombia’s Civil War, Washington Is Now Trying to Hijack the Peace Deal

The US-funded Plan Colombia imposed catastrophic violence on the country, resulting in a mountain of corpses and millions of displaced civilians.

Sep 26, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

It’s Time to Ban and Eliminate Nuclear Weapons It’s Time to Ban and Eliminate Nuclear Weapons

The mayor of Hiroshima calls for a global security paradigm based on dialogue, mutual understanding, and cooperation, instead of doomsday threats.

Sep 26, 2016 / Kazumi Matsui

Trump Baton Rouge

America Has Gotten So Absurd That We Are Seriously Considering Electing a Walking Ponzi Scheme as President America Has Gotten So Absurd That We Are Seriously Considering Electing a Walking Ponzi Scheme as President

Welcome to the United States, where war, nukes, and birther conspiracy theories reign supreme.

Sep 22, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Airstrikes in Syria

Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Speak Out Against US and Russian Policy Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Speak Out Against US and Russian Policy

They say the two powers have been working to co-opt the Syrian liberation struggle under the rubric of the “war against terror.”

Sep 21, 2016 / Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Against US and Russian Policies in Syria

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