Who Did You Rape in the War, Daddy? Who Did You Rape in the War, Daddy?
It’s time to start asking questions of our veterans—hard questions—so that they're not shouldering the blame, or truth, of war alone.
Mar 19, 2013 / Nick Turse
NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Has Created a Climate of Fear NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Has Created a Climate of Fear
A new report by civil liberties groups reveals self-censorship and decreased participation in community groups as a result of police hounding.
Mar 18, 2013 / Petra Bartosiewicz
Way Worse Than a Dumb War: Iraq Ten Years Later Way Worse Than a Dumb War: Iraq Ten Years Later
We owe the people of Iraq an enormous debt.
Mar 18, 2013 / Phyllis Bennis
The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later
Is there any benefit to be found in an unbroken record of waste, futility and shame? Only if lessons learned prevent a catastrophe in Iran.
Mar 13, 2013 / Jonathan Schell
Two Rights and A Wrong: On Taner Akçam Two Rights and A Wrong: On Taner Akçam
A historian’s view of why political demands, past and present, have weighed on Turkish debates about the Armenian genocide.
Mar 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Holly Case
The CIA Takes Opposite Sides in Syria and Iraq The CIA Takes Opposite Sides in Syria and Iraq
A curious paradox, but one that’s part of a pattern of Middle East bungling by the US.
Mar 13, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law
The US Attorney General has recently stated that drone strikes on Americans are possible and that banks complicit in the financial crisis are too big to prosecute.
Mar 12, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Drone-Zapping Americans at Home? Drone-Zapping Americans at Home?
Now that John Brennan has been confirmed, it’s time for the national security establishment to come clean on its crimes in the Global War on Terror.
Mar 8, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Afghan Women Face the Future Afghan Women Face the Future
As the US withdrawal looms, women’s rights advocates plan to carry on their fierce, lonely fight.
This Is What a ‘Talking Filibuster’ Sounds Like This Is What a ‘Talking Filibuster’ Sounds Like
Rand Paul provided an illustration of what filibuster reformers have been seeking.
Mar 7, 2013 / John Nichols