War and Peace

Thanks to Republicans, the World Just Got a Little More Dangerous

Thanks to Republicans, the World Just Got a Little More Dangerous Thanks to Republicans, the World Just Got a Little More Dangerous

When the GOP threatened to cut national security ties with Russia over Ukraine, they put everyone’s safety on the line.

Apr 10, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Body Politic

The Body Politic The Body Politic

When US soldiers venture abroad, women’s bodies can become the occupied territories.

Apr 8, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Akemi Johnson

America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It

America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It

Plagued by poor infrastructure, climate denialism, unregulated fracking wells and nuclear waste sites, the United States is poised to topple itself with self-inflicted wounds.

Apr 8, 2014 / Emanuel Pastreich, John Feffer, and Foreign Policy In Focus

A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible

A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible

“We are two steps from the looming danger of war,” says Stephen Cohen. “That need not happen. There's a way out…”

Apr 7, 2014 / Press Room

How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States

How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States

Rahinah Ibrahim’s life was derailed by the tangle of national security bureaucracies that have come to define post-9/11 America. 

Apr 7, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock

How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock

Kerry should release an American peace plan and let the chips fall where they may.

Apr 5, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Climate Change Isn’t the Only Thing That Threatens the Whole Planet’s Future

Climate Change Isn’t the Only Thing That Threatens the Whole Planet’s Future Climate Change Isn’t the Only Thing That Threatens the Whole Planet’s Future

An event honoring Peter Weiss for his decades-long fight for nuclear disarmament highlighted the ongoing need for such work.

Apr 4, 2014 / Justine Drennan

Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis

Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis

Lopez’s acts of mass violence distinguish him from his fellow service members; still, he appears to have shared with many others the experience of coming home to a country un...

Apr 3, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises

How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises

Behind the scrim of the familiar and the empty, there lies a new, unnerving age that no one cares to focus on. 

Apr 3, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones

Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones

A bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday asks the administration to make a clearer distinction between combatants and civilians.

Apr 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

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