When Bobby Kennedy Proposed a Radical Rethink of the Measures of American Progress When Bobby Kennedy Proposed a Radical Rethink of the Measures of American Progress
If he had been elected, there is no telling how transformational this new approach might have been.
Jun 5, 2018 / John Nichols
Meet the New, Super-Expensive Stealth Bomber the US Doesn’t Need Meet the New, Super-Expensive Stealth Bomber the US Doesn’t Need
Jimmy Carter once canceled a massive weapons project because it was useless. Would Trump?
Jun 4, 2018 / William J. Astore
Rebuilding the Antinuclear Movement Rebuilding the Antinuclear Movement
A fierce resistance to nuclear weapons means disrupting the dominant narratives about nuclear weapons as tools of “safety” and “security” and “peace.”
Jun 1, 2018 / Ray Acheson, Loreta Castro, Beatrice Fihn, Linnet Ngayu, and Carlos Umaña
Africa’s Whistle-blowers: ‘All I Did Was Tell the Truth’ Africa’s Whistle-blowers: ‘All I Did Was Tell the Truth’
Those who denounce corruption face hardship and physical danger even when there’s a legal framework that should protect and guarantee them a fair hearing.
Jun 1, 2018 / Olivier Piot
As Spain’s Government Is Voted Out, Catalonia Continues Its Roller-Coaster Ride As Spain’s Government Is Voted Out, Catalonia Continues Its Roller-Coaster Ride
The Socialist Pedro Sánchez will replace conservative Mariano Rajoy, amid a sea of corruption. But the Catalan conflict has sown deep divisions among those who just ousted Rajoy. &...
Jun 1, 2018 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
How Greece’s Busiest Port Reveals the Perils of Privatization How Greece’s Busiest Port Reveals the Perils of Privatization
Dockworkers say the same “harsh neoliberal experiment” that reduced their wages will spread to the rest of Europe.
Jun 1, 2018 / Alexander Saeedy
Trump vs. Syrian Refugees: An Interview With Wendy Pearlman Trump vs. Syrian Refugees: An Interview With Wendy Pearlman
The author and researcher talks about the plight of Syrians fleeing their country’s violence.
Jun 1, 2018 / Jon Wiener
Standing on the Brink: The Secret War Scare of 1983 Standing on the Brink: The Secret War Scare of 1983
We would be wise to remember a time when a toxic cocktail of threats, fear, and misunderstanding nearly led us down the path to Armageddon.
May 31, 2018 / Jill Kastner
How Abortion Rights Triumphed in Ireland: Katha Pollitt How Abortion Rights Triumphed in Ireland: Katha Pollitt
Plus Wendy Pearlman on Syrian Refugees and Tom Engelhardt on America’s failed empire.
May 31, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia
Is Putin really a “pariah” and Russia “isolated from the international community”?
May 30, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen