A New Form of Propaganda Has Targeted the Central African Republic A New Form of Propaganda Has Targeted the Central African Republic
A report from Meta shows that groups in Russia and France are battling for political influence over one of Africa’s largest diamond and uranium exporters.
May 2, 2023 / Nanjala Nyabola
Emptying Guantánamo Is Not the Same as Closing Guantánamo Emptying Guantánamo Is Not the Same as Closing Guantánamo
Unless the post-9/11 forever prison is permanently shuttered, it’s only a matter of time before one of Biden’s successors takes up Trump’s unrealized call to fill it back up with “...
May 2, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman
The Political Aftershock of Turkey’s Devastating Earthquake The Political Aftershock of Turkey’s Devastating Earthquake
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has never let a crisis go to waste, hopes to use money and the need for reconstruction after the quake—not jail sentences—to prevail in this mon...
No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson
Contra some of his leftist stans, the ousted Fox News host was not actually anti-war or an economic populist.
Apr 28, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Our Climate-Changing Diets Our Climate-Changing Diets
The impact of factory farming.
Apr 28, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Most Dangerous Game: How Shadow War Over Ukraine Nearly Triggered Nuclear Holocaust The Most Dangerous Game: How Shadow War Over Ukraine Nearly Triggered Nuclear Holocaust
Unnoticed among the trove of documents in the Pentagon leak is this account of how a miscommunication between a Russian pilot and his base came perilously close to starting World W...
Apr 27, 2023 / James Bamford
Anatol Lieven Reports From Ukraine, Plus Amy Wilentz on Haiti Anatol Lieven Reports From Ukraine, Plus Amy Wilentz on Haiti
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, life during wartime in Kyiv and fighting gangs in Port-Au-Prince.
Apr 27, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Think the Pentagon Budget Is Too High Now? I’ve Got Bad News. Think the Pentagon Budget Is Too High Now? I’ve Got Bad News.
As today’s emerging technology gets converted into actual combat systems, future spending will only increase.
Apr 27, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
The Left Should Support Ending Violence in Ukraine The Left Should Support Ending Violence in Ukraine
That means supporting a negotiated settlement in the name of limiting still more horrendous devastation.
Apr 27, 2023 / Robert L. Borosage
A US-China War Over Taiwan? A US-China War Over Taiwan?
There are few barriers to nuclear escalation.
Apr 26, 2023 / Michael T. Klare