Democrats Need an Elizabeth Warren for Foreign Policy Democrats Need an Elizabeth Warren for Foreign Policy
Hillary Clinton is already adopting a more aggressive foreign policy posture. Can it be challenged?
Feb 13, 2015 / George Zornick
How Does the Pentagon Keep Fooling Reporters About Its Tech Research Agency? How Does the Pentagon Keep Fooling Reporters About Its Tech Research Agency?
60 Minutes’s Leslie Stahl carefully avoided DARPA’s total dependence on contractors and obscured its close ties with the surveillance state.
Feb 13, 2015 / Tim Shorrock
In Ukraine Negotiations, the Buck Stops With Obama In Ukraine Negotiations, the Buck Stops With Obama
Stephen Cohen talks to John Batchelor about the dangers of sending lethal aid to Ukraine.
Feb 12, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
The New Greek Government Refuses to Agree to Unpayable Debts The New Greek Government Refuses to Agree to Unpayable Debts
The Syriza coalition is not just pushing for a better deal—it is saying no to a self-destructive game.
Feb 12, 2015 / Maria Margaronis
The Videogame That Yanis Varoufakis Used to Study the Eurozone The Videogame That Yanis Varoufakis Used to Study the Eurozone
Greece’s new finance minister has studied a huge, functioning economy in incredible detail already—through an online multiplayer videogame.
Feb 12, 2015 / Helen Lewis
The Most Effective Foreign Policy Tool in the GOP’s Pocket Is an American Pipeline The Most Effective Foreign Policy Tool in the GOP’s Pocket Is an American Pipeline
Keystone XL is part of a new colonial project—and Canada and Mexico are the frontiers.
Feb 12, 2015 / Michael T. Klare
Finally, Someone Pays for Iraq War Lies—Brian Williams Finally, Someone Pays for Iraq War Lies—Brian Williams
The sacrificial lamb for a decade of profit-driven tale-spinning.
Feb 12, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Arming Ukraine Is Not the Answer Arming Ukraine Is Not the Answer
Stephen F. Cohen talks with Larry King about how Obama's Ukraine policy is threatening our national security.
Feb 11, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why Syrian Refugees Risk the ‘Journey of Death’ to Europe Why Syrian Refugees Risk the ‘Journey of Death’ to Europe
The crisis shows no signs of ending, and Egypt is no refuge. Europe must do more to take them in.
Feb 11, 2015 / Feature / Priyanka Motaparthy
Why Arming the Ukrainian Government Would Be Disastrous Why Arming the Ukrainian Government Would Be Disastrous
It would lead to more killing and end the last remnants of cooperation between Washington and Moscow.
Feb 11, 2015 / The Editors