In Okinawa, the US Military Seeks a Base Built on the Bones of the War Dead In Okinawa, the US Military Seeks a Base Built on the Bones of the War Dead
Japan is using earth from a battlefield filled with human remains to build the foundation of a US military installation.
Feb 18, 2021 / Maia Hibbett
Charming Charming
I can’t breathe, Frankie and Margie.
Feb 17, 2021 / OppArt / Kevin Kallaugher and Mike Luckovich
Guatemala Takes a Hard Line Against Migrants—With US Support Guatemala Takes a Hard Line Against Migrants—With US Support
Long before Trump, Washington was exporting control of migratory routes, along with repressive policing, to Mexico and Central America.
Feb 16, 2021 / Jeff Abbott
The Head of Every Table: Joe Biden’s Impossible Foreign Policy Aspirations The Head of Every Table: Joe Biden’s Impossible Foreign Policy Aspirations
If the president and his team don’t rethink the United States’ presence across the world, our real security will be the first casualty.
Feb 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
Biden Is Adopting a Militaristic Approach to the Far East Biden Is Adopting a Militaristic Approach to the Far East
Appointees from the hawkish think-tank world indicate the potential for renewed tensions with North Korea as well as a Cold War with China.
Feb 15, 2021 / Tim Shorrock
‘We Shall Not Surrender’: Myanmar Rises Up Against the Junta ‘We Shall Not Surrender’: Myanmar Rises Up Against the Junta
As the protests continue to spread, the public is united against the military dictatorship.
Feb 15, 2021 / Kyaw Hsan Hlaing and Emily Fishbein
Is America’s Soul Beyond Redemption? Is America’s Soul Beyond Redemption?
It’s been over 50 years since MLK called attention to the “giant triplets” of racism, militarism, and materialism in the US. In 2021, not much has changed.
Feb 15, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Political Shirt-Tails Political Shirt-Tails
No irony necessary. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of February 8.
Feb 12, 2021 / Steve Brodner
Climate Change Isn’t the Only Fire We Should Be Worried About Climate Change Isn’t the Only Fire We Should Be Worried About
If climate change threatens human life as we know it, so does another potential form of “fire”—nuclear weaponry.
Feb 12, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon
Myanmar’s Army of Darkness Myanmar’s Army of Darkness
The military was never interested in peace or a democratic transition—and neither was Aung San Suu Kyi.
Feb 12, 2021 / David Scott Mathieson