Priebus Posturing: RNC Chair Crosses the Last Line of Political Propriety Priebus Posturing: RNC Chair Crosses the Last Line of Political Propriety
Republicans should call their chairman out for intentionally creating a false impression after the death of the US ambassador to Libya.
Sep 12, 2012 / John Nichols
Romney’s Libya Comments Kowtow to Anti-Muslim Bigots Romney’s Libya Comments Kowtow to Anti-Muslim Bigots
Romney’s shocking remarks ought to disqualify him from the Oval Office.
Sep 12, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Protecting Torturers, Prosecuting Whistleblowers Protecting Torturers, Prosecuting Whistleblowers
While CIA agents that tortured and killed prisoners go unpunished, whistleblower John Kiriakou faces up to forty-five years in prison.
Sep 11, 2012 / Peter Van Buren
Jeremy Scahill: Why Won’t the Media Take Obama to Task for Targeted Assassinations? Jeremy Scahill: Why Won’t the Media Take Obama to Task for Targeted Assassinations?
Why didn't the media question the "parade of jingoism" surrounding Democrats' celebration of President Obama's foreign policy in Charlotte last week?
Sep 10, 2012 / Press Room
Dumb and Dumber Dumb and Dumber
Obama’s “Smart Power’ foreign policy not smart at all.
Sep 6, 2012 / John Feffer
The United States Must Abandon All Support for the Syrian Rebellion The United States Must Abandon All Support for the Syrian Rebellion
The crisis in Syria veers toward regionwide sectarian explosion.
Sep 6, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Will Lebanon Be Sucked Into the Syrian Vortex? Will Lebanon Be Sucked Into the Syrian Vortex?
There have been some clashes, but so far, the Lebanese—especially Hezbollah—have shown remarkable restraint.
Sep 5, 2012 / Graham Usher
What Remains: On the European Union What Remains: On the European Union
How the twentieth century’s confidence in social solidarity, human dignity and a better future died a slow, quiet death.
Sep 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Mark Mazower
Romney, Obama and ‘Capitalism’ in Israel Romney, Obama and ‘Capitalism’ in Israel
Talk about a tempest in a chicken-soup pot!
Sep 5, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Private Spies and Our Growing Surveillance State Private Spies and Our Growing Surveillance State
Revelations about a spooky-sounding program called TrapWire caused a ruckus on the Internet last month. Here’s what we know, what we don’t and why it matters.
Sep 4, 2012 / Kade Crockford