Letters From the August 27-September 3, 2018, Issue Letters From the August 27-September 3, 2018, Issue
In-justice… America’s war habit… Editors’ note… Nicaragua: where the truth lies (web only)…
Aug 2, 2018 / Our Readers and John Perry
‘Random Murder, Rape, and Pillage’: A US Soldier Describes 1968 in Vietnam ‘Random Murder, Rape, and Pillage’: A US Soldier Describes 1968 in Vietnam
Whatever you do, don’t eat the apricots out of a C-ration can.
Aug 2, 2018 / Q&A / Nick Turse
The Real Founders of Fake News? American Islamophobes The Real Founders of Fake News? American Islamophobes
It was anti-Muslim bigots who perfected the art of misrepresentation.
Jul 31, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs
Ron Dellums Maintained a ‘Relentless Faith in Our Ability to Make a Better World’ Ron Dellums Maintained a ‘Relentless Faith in Our Ability to Make a Better World’
The former congressman, who has died at 82, was a proud battler for peace and justice who took the activism of the streets to Congress.
Jul 30, 2018 / John Nichols
The UN Eyes a World With Less US The UN Eyes a World With Less US
Frustrated by Trump’s “America First” war on diplomacy, are other member nations pushing back or moving on?
Jul 30, 2018 / Barbara Crossette
How Israeli Tech Firms Act as Global Agents of Repression How Israeli Tech Firms Act as Global Agents of Repression
Two private intelligence companies hack political enemies in Africa, Europe, the Mideast, and the United States, for a price.
Jul 27, 2018 / Richard Silverstein
Russia’s ‘Beloved’ President Russia’s ‘Beloved’ President
The Russian political class has come to love Trump wholeheartedly, and are happy to share this love with the whole country.
Jul 27, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
An Audacious Proposal for a US–North Korean Alliance An Audacious Proposal for a US–North Korean Alliance
Five analysts propose remaking the 1953 armistice to provide security guarantees to Kim Jong-un.
Jul 27, 2018 / Tim Shorrock
Amid an Uprising, Can Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Deliver on His Promises? Amid an Uprising, Can Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Deliver on His Promises?
Haiti’s “Banana Man” compared himself to Trump—he was more right than we realized.
Jul 27, 2018 / Jake Johnston
Democrats Shouldn’t Defend Bad Policies Just to Resist Trump Democrats Shouldn’t Defend Bad Policies Just to Resist Trump
When Trump strikes a populist tone, expose him as a fraud—don’t back the corporate stance.
Jul 26, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage