Marcus G. Raskin

Member, Editorial Board

Marcus G. Raskin, a Nation editorial board member, is the author of more than twenty books and the editor, with Gregory D. Squires, of the recently published Warfare Welfare: The Not-So-Hidden Costs of America’s Permanent War Economy (Potomac Books 2012). He is a former member of President John F. Kennedy's National Security Council staff and the co-founder of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC.

PoliticsOctober 11, 2012

America’s Warfare Welfare State

The broader costs—and the corruption of our fundamental values and identity as a nation—are usually ignored.

Marcus G. Raskin and Gregory D. Squires
LawApril 13, 2009

Reach Out to Cuba to Heal Guantánamo’s Wounds

As Obama seeks to remake the US-Cuba relationship, why not form a partnership to transform the prison into a health research center?

Marcus G. Raskin and Joshua Frens-String
Non-fictionJuly 18, 2002

Bennett’s Pledge of Allegiance

Marcus G. Raskin
Internet and New MediaMay 13, 1999

On the Virtual Picket Line

The unfortunate flaw in From the Telegraph to the Internet is its title, which suggests a highly specialized account of an industry when in fact it is a deeply moving narrative of a commi

Marcus G. Raskin
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Marcus G. Raskin

Member, Editorial Board

PoliticsOctober 11, 2012

The broader costs—and the corruption of our fundamental values and identity as a nation—are usually ignored.

LawApril 13, 2009

As Obama seeks to remake the US-Cuba relationship, why not form a partnership to transform the prison into a health research center?

Non-fictionJuly 18, 2002

Internet and New MediaMay 13, 1999

The unfortunate flaw in From the Telegraph to the Internet is its title, which suggests a highly specialized account of an industry when in fact it is a deeply moving narrative of a commi

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.