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Is the NSA Eavesdropping on President Obama?

Is the NSA Eavesdropping on President Obama? Is the NSA Eavesdropping on President Obama?

It sounds far-fetched, but the US has a history of high-level snooping.

Oct 29, 2013 / William Greider

Russia’s Opposition Breaks Through at the Ballot Box

Russia’s Opposition Breaks Through at the Ballot Box Russia’s Opposition Breaks Through at the Ballot Box

But legislative changes are making it still more difficult for opposition candidates to win.

Oct 29, 2013 / Alec Luhn

Obama Should Thank and Pardon Edward Snowden

Obama Should Thank and Pardon Edward Snowden Obama Should Thank and Pardon Edward Snowden

How can the president and Senator Feinstein claim ignorance on the NSA’s surveillance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel?

Oct 29, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Obama Administration Admits It Can’t Control the Middle East

Obama Administration Admits It Can’t Control the Middle East Obama Administration Admits It Can’t Control the Middle East

Diplomacy first, on Iran, Syria and Israel-Palestine has it about right. If it’s real.

Oct 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Dirty Wars, Continued: How Does the ‘Global War on Terror’ Ever End?

Dirty Wars, Continued: How Does the ‘Global War on Terror’ Ever End? Dirty Wars, Continued: How Does the ‘Global War on Terror’ Ever End?

With drone strikes and kill lists, the president set a dangerous precedent.

Oct 29, 2013 / Jeremy Scahill

The Israel-Saudi Alliance Against the US-Iran Talks

The Israel-Saudi Alliance Against the US-Iran Talks The Israel-Saudi Alliance Against the US-Iran Talks

Reactionaries of the world, unite!

Oct 25, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

A Mass Rally Against Mass Surveillance

A Mass Rally Against Mass Surveillance A Mass Rally Against Mass Surveillance

Activists want a full public accounting of the NSA’s and the FBI’s data collection programs.

Oct 25, 2013 / John Nichols

New Film Highlights the Human Cost of Drone Warfare

New Film Highlights the Human Cost of Drone Warfare New Film Highlights the Human Cost of Drone Warfare

A new film aims to help end American indifference to the tragedy of drone warfare. 

Oct 24, 2013 / George Zornick

Dear War Hawks: There Is No ‘Isolationist’ Conspiracy to Destroy American Power

Dear War Hawks: There Is No ‘Isolationist’ Conspiracy to Destroy American Power Dear War Hawks: There Is No ‘Isolationist’ Conspiracy to Destroy American Power

The New York Times and Washington Post are both guilty of attacking this timeless straw man.

Oct 24, 2013 / Andrew J. Bacevich

A Response to Eric Alterman

A Response to Eric Alterman A Response to Eric Alterman

A continuing conversation about Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel.

Oct 23, 2013 / Max Blumenthal

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