Are We Witnessing the Emergence of a New World Order? Are We Witnessing the Emergence of a New World Order?
An imperial era is on the wane, war is in absentia and there are no rising great powers on the horizon.
Mar 3, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Vladimir Putin Must Back Down Vladimir Putin Must Back Down
Ukraine isn’t Russia’s, and neither is Crimea. There’s a lot at stake, and the crisis must be resolved through the UN, not by force.
Mar 2, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
It’s Our Act of Killing, Too It’s Our Act of Killing, Too
The brilliant Oscar-nominated film The Act of Killing depicts the horrifying mass murder in Indonesia in the 1960s—but the US was no mere observer.
Feb 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Brad Simpson
How a British Citizen Was Stripped of His Citizenship, Then Sent to a Manhattan Prison How a British Citizen Was Stripped of His Citizenship, Then Sent to a Manhattan Prison
Britain’s citizenship deprivation processes may help obscure the Obama administration’s willingness to kill and kidnap Britons.
Feb 28, 2014 / Aviva Stahl
Senate Republicans Turn Their Backs on Veterans Senate Republicans Turn Their Backs on Veterans
Citing costs, Republicans blocked comprehensive legislation to extend health care and education.
Feb 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Obama Preps for Complete US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Obama Preps for Complete US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Obama finally started making plans to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan, and members of Congress are speaking up.
Feb 26, 2014 / George Zornick
In ‘Goliath,’ the Past Is Always Present for Palestinians In ‘Goliath,’ the Past Is Always Present for Palestinians
The story of contemporary Israel as written by Max Blumenthal is not easy to read.
Feb 25, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Nadia Hijab
Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough? Hagel Wants to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget—but Will His Cuts Be Enough?
The cuts ought to be seen as only a down payment on the level of defense spending reductions that are really needed.
Feb 25, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Syria, Russia and What Can Be Done: Some Questions for Bob Dreyfuss Syria, Russia and What Can Be Done: Some Questions for Bob Dreyfuss
There is nothing progressive about defending Russia’s role in Syria, no matter how one packages it.
Feb 24, 2014 / Danny Postel
20 Years Ago, an Army Veteran Reported a Sexual Assault. She’s Still Waiting for Justice. 20 Years Ago, an Army Veteran Reported a Sexual Assault. She’s Still Waiting for Justice.
Congress continues to debate changes to the military justice system after decades of scandals, investigatory panels and trials have failed to stem the sexual assault epidemic. ...
Feb 24, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter