Cheering for Ron Paul Cheering for Ron Paul
It takes a libertarian Republican to shame Democrats into acknowledging the true cost of this war for ordinary Americans.
Nov 21, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
War Novelist War Novelist
THE NAKED AND THE DEAD. By Norman Mailer.
Rinehart and Company. $4.
Nov 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ira Wolfert
VideoNation: The Cost of War VideoNation: The Cost of War
Democratic candidates need to make the war a campaign issue, and hammer away at the staggering economic and human costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Nov 15, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Blackwater’s Brothers Blackwater’s Brothers
A deepening conflict-of-interest scandal envelops the Krongard brothers--Howard, a State Department official overseeing Blackwater contracts, and his brother Alvin, who has long be...
Nov 15, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Justice Delayed Justice Delayed
The government's case against Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh is closed. But did the US government learn anything about its wayward two-decade prosecution of Palestinian activi...
Nov 15, 2007 / David Cole
Bush, Pakistan and the Bomb Bush, Pakistan and the Bomb
The Bush Administration's failed war on terror has stoked the fires it was meant to quench. And in Pakistan, the risk of nuclear terrorism is on the rise.
Nov 14, 2007 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
Susan Faludi: America’s Terror Dream Susan Faludi: America’s Terror Dream
A discussion with the author of The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America, the master narrative of our national security myth.
Nov 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rashi Kesarwani
All Cowboys Out Now All Cowboys Out Now
Firms like Blackwater operate in a demand-based industry, and it is this demand that must be cut off.
Nov 8, 2007 / Jeremy Scahill
Avoiding the Toughness Trap Avoiding the Toughness Trap
Candidates should rethink their commitment to outmoded security tools and veiled nuclear threats against nonnuclear states.
Nov 1, 2007 / Feature / William D. Hartung
Say No to Africom Say No to Africom
With little Congressional scrutiny and nary a whimper of protest, the United States will soon establish permanent military bases in sub-Saharan Africa.
Nov 1, 2007 / Danny Glover and Nicole C. Lee