Sony: No Surprise

Calvin Trillin

How Dick Cheney Became the Most Powerful Vice President in History

It was Dick Cheney, more than any other official, who set the terms for the post-9/11 world we all share.

Mark Danner

New Sanctions on Iran Could Torpedo Negotiations

The bill now being pushed by the neocons and AIPAC could destroy the most promising developments in a decade.

Bob Dreyfuss

Iran’s Stunning Reform Victory

In a clear challenge to hardliners, President-elect Hassan Rouhani vowed, ‘I have come to destroy extremism.’

Bob Dreyfuss

Korean War Games

Pyongyang's bellicose posturing conforms to an old pattern, but the dangers may be greater now because tensions are rising throughout the region.

Bruce Cumings

Clinton Gets It Wrong on Iran Sanctions

Blocking Iran from acquiring nuclear equipment is one thing. Trying to shut down Iran's economy is "regime change."

Bob Dreyfuss

Official Washington Worries WikiLeaks Will Reveal Inconsistent Approach to Terror

The State Department is really worried about the next WikiLeaks document dump, and rightly so. It could expose how the US looks the other way when "allies" engage in acts that our government supposedly condemns.

John Nichols

Two, Three, Many Iraqs

With the recent US setbacks and scandals in Iraq, you'd think the White House would abandon the President's aggressive, unilateralist military policy--the "Bush Doctrine"--and seek to avoid new c

Michael T. Klare

Report on the Search For Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq, From the Republican Military Command (Karl Rove, Lt. General, Commanding)

We can't yet find the nukes and gas,
Though we have looked in every section.
But we may find them in Iran--
And just before the next election.

Calvin Trillin

Letter From Ground Zero

In this space last week, I commented that the choice for the United States in North Korea was probably between a catastrophic war and permitting North Korea to keep its nuclear program and its

Jonathan Schell