Tom Hayden

Tom Hayden, the former California state assemblyman and senator, author, lifelong activist, and Nation editorial board member, died in Santa Monica on October 23, 2016. He was the author of more than 20 books, including most recently Hell No: The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Peace Movement (Yale) and Listen, Yankee! Why Cuba Matters (Seven Stories).

The New Counterinsurgency The New Counterinsurgency

The Army's updated Field Manual draws on an old, blood-steeped tradition.

Sep 6, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Harvard’s Humanitarian Hawks Harvard’s Humanitarian Hawks

Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights doesn't officially favor the war in Iraq, so why is it helping Gen. David Petraeus devise a counter-insurgency doctrine?

Jul 14, 2007 / Editorial / Tom Hayden

A Call to Bring All Troops Home A Call to Bring All Troops Home

The Center for American Progress is calling to bring all combat forces--including trainers--home from Iraq.

Jun 25, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Iraq Is Dying Iraq Is Dying

As an array of Iraqi leaders met with American peace activists this week in Amman, Jordan, a grim picture emerged of what the future will be, regardless of whether US troops stay o...

Aug 9, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Shifting Winds on Iraq Shifting Winds on Iraq

Peace sentiments are rising among the American public and even in the much-divided Democrats. What does this mean for electoral politics and for the course of a war that seems to h...

Jul 2, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Hawks for Withdrawal Hawks for Withdrawal

As centrist Democrats slowly but surely unite around a plan for military withdrawal from Iraq that is heavy with hawkish reasoning, what are the implications for the peace movement...

May 17, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden

New Day for Bolivia New Day for Bolivia

The inauguration of Evo Morales as Bolivia's first indigenous president opens a new era for Bolivia and a turning point for political, diplomactic and trade issues in the Americas....

Jan 27, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Pacifying Iraq: Insurgent Scenarios Pacifying Iraq: Insurgent Scenarios

In informal but politically credible ways, factions of Iraq's armed national resistance are developing scenarios for an honorable withdrawal of US troops and a shared set of demand...

Jan 10, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden

What Iraqis Really Think About the Occupation What Iraqis Really Think About the Occupation

From the beginning, the Iraq War has been driven by perceptions. Why do mainstream media continue to avoid reporting that a majority of Iraqis want US occupation forces to leave?

Oct 11, 2005 / Feature / Tom Hayden

An Exiled Son of Santiago An Exiled Son of Santiago

Two generations of Leteliers.

Apr 4, 2005 / Feature / Tom Hayden

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