Why Bankrolling Israel Prevents Peace in the Middle East Why Bankrolling Israel Prevents Peace in the Middle East
Progress can’t be made toward a just settlement between Israel and Palestine until Washington quits arming one side to the teeth.
Feb 10, 2014 / Chase Madar
The Not-So-Secret Ukraine Phone Call The Not-So-Secret Ukraine Phone Call
In which our ambassador to the European Union says, rather undiplomatically, "Fuck the EU!"
Feb 10, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
In Afghanistan, Civilian Deaths Were Up 7 Percent in 2013, Says the UN In Afghanistan, Civilian Deaths Were Up 7 Percent in 2013, Says the UN
The United States may be leaving, but the war that Washington started in 2001—thirteen years ago—isn’t over.
Feb 8, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
After an FBI Agent Checked the Wrong Box, a Woman Was Barred From US Entry for 9 Years After an FBI Agent Checked the Wrong Box, a Woman Was Barred From US Entry for 9 Years
A federal ruling reveals a wrongly checked box landed Rahinah Ibrahim on the TSA's no-fly list.
Feb 7, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Senators Demand a Vote Before More War in Afghanistan Senators Demand a Vote Before More War in Afghanistan
A new security agreement could keep US troops in Afghanistan indefinitely.
Feb 6, 2014 / George Zornick
The Third Battle of Falluja The Third Battle of Falluja
The United States is still involved in Iraq, though more quietly.
Feb 6, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters The Invisible World of Software Backdoors and Bounty Hunters
It's increasingly clear that the online world is, for both government surveillance types and corporate sellers, a new Wild West where anything goes.
Feb 6, 2014 / Pratap Chatterjee
This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners
Industrial rock band Skinny Puppy doesn't want its music to be used "as a weapon."
Feb 5, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The Philippines Raises a Chinese Bogeyman The Philippines Raises a Chinese Bogeyman
President Benigno Aquino compares China’s offshore assertiveness to Hitler’s Sudetenland grab.
Feb 5, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Rocky Year May Lie Ahead for India-US Ties A Rocky Year May Lie Ahead for India-US Ties
On human rights, nuclear energy, climate change and more, the US and India are set to clash.
Feb 5, 2014 / Barbara Crossette