Seven Worst-Case Scenarios In the Battle With the Islamic State Seven Worst-Case Scenarios In the Battle With the Islamic State
The US is at war in the Middle East, again. What could possibly go wrong?
Oct 16, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
Cuba’s Sending Doctors to Fight Ebola in West Africa—How Will the US React? Cuba’s Sending Doctors to Fight Ebola in West Africa—How Will the US React?
The US has a sorry track record of actively working to dilute the effectiveness of Cuba’s overseas medical assistance.
Oct 15, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Acts of Treason Acts of Treason
For Rian Malan, seeking atonement doesn’t necessarily mean one will attain it.
Oct 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / André Naffis-Sahely
Why Jim Webb Could be Hillary Clinton’s Worst Nightmare Why Jim Webb Could be Hillary Clinton’s Worst Nightmare
He has the authority to provoke a profound national debate about the nature of US militarism.
Oct 14, 2014 / William Greider
‘We are in a New Cold War’ ‘We are in a New Cold War’
Between the conflict in Syria and Ukraine, the thaw bewween the US and Russia seems to be over.
Oct 14, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Alexander Cockburn on the Death of Gary Webb, ‘a Very Fine Journalist Who Deserved Better Than He Got’ Alexander Cockburn on the Death of Gary Webb, ‘a Very Fine Journalist Who Deserved Better Than He Got’
With a new film out about Webb, Kill the Messenger, we look back at Cockburn’s testament to the investigative reporter.
Oct 14, 2014 / Alexander Cockburn and Back Issues
Immaculate Criticism: The Beltway Hops Aboard Leon Panetta’s Book Tour Immaculate Criticism: The Beltway Hops Aboard Leon Panetta’s Book Tour
Eric on The New Yorker Festival and Reed on the lazy Beltway boosterism of Leon Panetta's new book.
Oct 14, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Why Baby Doc’s Death Doesn’t Mark the End of Haiti’s Duvalier Era Why Baby Doc’s Death Doesn’t Mark the End of Haiti’s Duvalier Era
Corruption in Haiti is still rampant—and the US-backed regime of President Michel Martelly still uses the political toolbox developed by the Duvaliers to control the country....
Oct 14, 2014 / Amy Wilentz
Why American Efforts to Create Foreign Armies Fail Why American Efforts to Create Foreign Armies Fail
For a foreign occupying force to create a unified and effective army from a disunified and disaffected populace was (and remains) a fool’s errand.
Oct 14, 2014 / William J. Astore
Before Ebola, Health Officials Thought the Age of Epidemics Was Over—It Wasn’t Before Ebola, Health Officials Thought the Age of Epidemics Was Over—It Wasn’t
How the WHO’s blindness and Western biases let the Ebola epidemic run wild.
Oct 10, 2014 / Annie Sparrow