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American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers

American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers American Drone Operators Are Quitting in Record Numbers

An internal Air Force memo reveals that the US military’s drone wars are in major trouble.

Mar 5, 2015 / Pratap Chatterjee

After Last Week’s Deal With the Troika, What’s Next for Syriza?

After Last Week’s Deal With the Troika, What’s Next for Syriza? After Last Week’s Deal With the Troika, What’s Next for Syriza?

Negotiations will rumble on, but the concessions Greece has already won could change the future of the eurozone.

Mar 4, 2015 / Feature / Maria Margaronis

Turning the European Debt Myth Upside Down

Turning the European Debt Myth Upside Down Turning the European Debt Myth Upside Down

The debt crisis has little to do with poor budgeting and everything to do with crony capitalism.

Mar 4, 2015 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus

Murder Beside the Kremlin

Murder Beside the Kremlin Murder Beside the Kremlin

Amid accusations slung between rival political camps, a different explanation of the death of Boris Nemtsov emerges.

Mar 4, 2015 / Boris Kagarlitsky

How a Grassroots Movement Could Kick the US Marines Out of Okinawa

How a Grassroots Movement Could Kick the US Marines Out of Okinawa How a Grassroots Movement Could Kick the US Marines Out of Okinawa

Okinawans have voted overwhelmingly to close a key US forward base in Asia.

Mar 4, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

The True Purpose of Netanyahu’s Trip to Washington

The True Purpose of Netanyahu’s Trip to Washington The True Purpose of Netanyahu’s Trip to Washington

Hint: it’s not to pressure the US into striking a better deal with Iran.

Mar 3, 2015 / Juan Cole

Administration Admits Vague Language in Obama’s AUMF Is ‘Very Deliberate’

Administration Admits Vague Language in Obama’s AUMF Is ‘Very Deliberate’ Administration Admits Vague Language in Obama’s AUMF Is ‘Very Deliberate’

A top defense official says the lack of geographic limits was “very deliberate” and could be used to fight a worldwide war against “extremism.”

Mar 3, 2015 / George Zornick

10 Reasons I’m Praying for AIPAC’s Decline

10 Reasons I’m Praying for AIPAC’s Decline 10 Reasons I’m Praying for AIPAC’s Decline

The right-wing ‘pro-Israel’ lobby is slowly losing its bipartisan appeal. Here's why that's a good thing.

Mar 3, 2015 / Medea Benjamin and Foreign Policy In Focus

What I Learned From Breaking the Law

What I Learned From Breaking the Law What I Learned From Breaking the Law

In 1971, I helped burglarize an FBI office and leaked documents that exposed J. Edgar Hoover’s abuses of power. Here’s what that experience taught me.

Mar 3, 2015 / John Raines

American Jews Face an Ominous New Threat

American Jews Face an Ominous New Threat American Jews Face an Ominous New Threat

We never saw this one coming.

Mar 3, 2015 / Eli Valley

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