A Rape a Minute, A Thousand Corpses a Year A Rape a Minute, A Thousand Corpses a Year
Hate crimes in America—and elsewhere—add up to the world’s longest war.
Jan 24, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit
Why the Israeli Elections Were a Victory for the Right Why the Israeli Elections Were a Victory for the Right
The polls were a rebuke to Netanyahu, and the “centrist” Yesh Atid did very well. But far-right extremists are steadily gaining strength.
Jan 23, 2013 / Max Blumenthal
Brennan at the CIA Might Surprise Us Brennan at the CIA Might Surprise Us
The tough guy might yet rein in drones. And steer the CIA away from covert ops to intelligence collection.
Jan 22, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric
The president continues to expand drone strikes and special operations, even as he decries the country’s war footing.
Jan 22, 2013 / Press Room
The Military Powder Keg in the Pacific The Military Powder Keg in the Pacific
Will China-Japan-US tensions in the Pacific ignite a conflict and sink the global economy?
Jan 22, 2013 / Michael T. Klare
Greece: The Spectacle of Violence Greece: The Spectacle of Violence
A rash of bombs in Athens opens the way to further crackdowns.
Jan 21, 2013 / Maria Margaronis
Precedent Ford Precedent Ford
In the Algerian “rescue,” blundering, botched unilateralism. In 1975, America showed them the way.
Jan 20, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
‘Bug Splat’: Council on Foreign Relations, Rep. Keith Ellison Call for Drone Reform ‘Bug Splat’: Council on Foreign Relations, Rep. Keith Ellison Call for Drone Reform
The CFR report concludes that “the current trajectory of US drone strike policies is unsustainable."
Jan 18, 2013 / Tom Hayden
Would Chuck Hagel Really Slash the Pentagon Budget? Would Chuck Hagel Really Slash the Pentagon Budget?
Not once has Obama’s nominee voted to reject a defense budget.
Jan 18, 2013 / Zoƫ Carpenter
Another Word For Propaganda: On ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Another Word For Propaganda: On ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
Why aren’t film director Kathryn Bigelow’s claimed government sources, including employees of the CIA, in jail like Bradley Manning?
Jan 18, 2013 / Robert Scheer