14 Years After 9/11, the War on Terror Is Accomplishing Everything bin Laden Hoped It Would 14 Years After 9/11, the War on Terror Is Accomplishing Everything bin Laden Hoped It Would
Al Qaeda goaded us into doing what it had neither the resources nor the ability to do.
Sep 8, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Why Having More Debates Is Good for Clinton Why Having More Debates Is Good for Clinton
The lack of debates is already inflicting needless damage on Clinton and the Democrats.
Sep 8, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In El Salvador, Journalism Can Get You Killed In El Salvador, Journalism Can Get You Killed
The recent death threats against three journalists are just another sign of the social breakdown of the most violent country in the world.
Sep 8, 2015 / John Washington
Behind the Scenes: How the US and Iran Reached Their Landmark Deal Behind the Scenes: How the US and Iran Reached Their Landmark Deal
Exclusive interviews with top-level negotiators reveal how it became a reality.
Sep 5, 2015 / Gareth Porter
September 5, 1972: Israeli Athletes Murdered at the Munich Olympics September 5, 1972: Israeli Athletes Murdered at the Munich Olympics
“The terrorists have said they are in a ‘state of war’ with Israel and the government of Israel sees no reason to dispute that contention or withhold from retaliation in kind.”
Sep 5, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The Iran Deal Survives Congress—for Now The Iran Deal Survives Congress—for Now
Obama wins the first round with AIPAC. Here’s what's coming next.
Sep 4, 2015 / Ali Gharib
September 4, 1958: Arkansas Governor Calls Out the National Guard to Prevent Public School Integration September 4, 1958: Arkansas Governor Calls Out the National Guard to Prevent Public School Integration
“State defiance of federal authority may not be tolerated. This would no longer be state sovereignty but state anarchy.”
Sep 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
As President Obama Wraps Up His Alaska Trip, Demand He End His Hypocrisy on Arctic Drilling As President Obama Wraps Up His Alaska Trip, Demand He End His Hypocrisy on Arctic Drilling
Just weeks before a trip intended to call for action on climate change, President Obama gave Royal Dutch Shell Oil permission to start drilling off the coast of Alaska.
Sep 2, 2015 / NationAction
What’s Happening in Guatemala? What’s Happening in Guatemala?
With its government about to fall, Guatemala is finally questioning the neoliberal orthodoxy of the post–Cold War world.
Sep 2, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Did the Violent Protests in Kiev Mark the Beginning of the End of the ‘Maidan Revolution’? Did the Violent Protests in Kiev Mark the Beginning of the End of the ‘Maidan Revolution’?
As well as Washington’s ‘Ukrainian project’?
Sep 2, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen