A Night at the Oscars for Israel-Palestine A Night at the Oscars for Israel-Palestine
Two brilliant nominees, The Gatekeepers and 5 Broken Cameras, along with other recent documentaries, have deepened our understanding of the conflict.
Feb 20, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roane Carey
Why Latin America Didn’t Join Washington’s Counterterrorism Posse Why Latin America Didn’t Join Washington’s Counterterrorism Posse
How a CIA torture network was turned into the only gulag-free zone on earth.
Feb 19, 2013 / Greg Grandin
Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest
Why did war hero Chuck Hagel get blocked, while Wall Street crony Jack Lew sailed through?
Feb 15, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Iran’s Supreme Leader: Get the Gun Out of Our Face, and We’ll Negotiate Iran’s Supreme Leader: Get the Gun Out of Our Face, and We’ll Negotiate
Is Washington negotiating in “good faith” given its sanctions, espionage and two wars in the region?
Feb 14, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Lessons From Mali, Algeria and Libya Lessons From Mali, Algeria and Libya
Expanding Washington’s military footprint in North Africa may be well intended, but it could be destabilizing and lead to blowback.
Feb 13, 2013 / The Editors
What’s Wrong With Obama’s Drone Policy What’s Wrong With Obama’s Drone Policy
The White House evidently believes it can kill us in secret and never own up to the fact.
Feb 13, 2013 / David Cole
‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills ‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills
Even if we like President Obama, do we want him to be a one-man death panel?
Feb 13, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity
Congress has many options to counter the Obama Doctrine, including revising the 1973 War Powers Resolution and 2011 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Feb 13, 2013 / Tom Hayden
What Obama Won’t Tell Us About Afghanistan Tonight What Obama Won’t Tell Us About Afghanistan Tonight
Drawing down soldiers by 2016 isn’t fast enough—just look at the many civilians killed by the US military and the prisoners tortured by US-trained forces.
Feb 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Nick Turse: The United States Hasn’t Owned up to Vietnam War Crimes Nick Turse: The United States Hasn’t Owned up to Vietnam War Crimes
The author recounts his long, difficult struggle to expose the truth about atrocities.
Feb 11, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Press Room