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May 2, 2017
The Military Now Runs US Foreign Policy
And as Trump’s recent turnabout shows, the establishment will brook no dissent from the reigning orthodoxy.
Patrick Lawrence
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April 28, 2017
It’s Groundhog Day in Washington, With Trump Peddling the Same Old Reaganite Snake Oil
Tax cuts for the wealthy didn’t increase government revenue then, and they’re not going to now. It’s mourning again in America.
William Greider
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April 12, 2017
Building a New Movement Against Militarism
As Martin Luther King Jr. noted 50 years ago, you can’t fight militarism unless you also fight racism and materialism.
Phyllis Bennis and Stephen Miles
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March 30, 2017
Donald Trump Is Focused on the Wrong National-Security Threat
There are actual dangers to Americans in 2017—but the president’s plans address none of them.
Rajan Menon
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February 2, 2017
Trump’s Military Ambitions Could Be Bad News for the Infrastructure He Promised to Improve
Proposed hikes in Pentagon spending wouldn’t just be a foreign-policy blunder—they would also accelerate inequality at home.William D. Hartung
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December 21, 2016
The Alliance for Prosperity Will Intensify the Central American Refugee Crisis
Conceived without the participation of civil-society groups, the chief goal is to advance elite US and Northern Triangle business interests.
Dawn Paley
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November 22, 2016
Trump’s Victory Is Great News for the Defense Industry
A Pentagon spending binge is on the horizon.
William D. Hartung
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November 22, 2016
The Militarization of Diplomacy and Other Corruptions of US Empire
In part two of our interview, former ambassador Chas Freeman gives a master class in foreign policy.
Patrick Lawrence
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November 16, 2016
Nuclear Trump: 3 Dangers and 3 Opportunities
The man whom advisers did not trust with a Twitter account will soon have the unfettered opportunity to launch nuclear war.
Joseph Cirincione
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November 15, 2016
Trump’s Foreign Policy: So Much for Alliances
It’s “America first,” at every turn, no matter who suffers in the process.
Michael T. Klare