Imperialism

Trump USMCA Announcement

Who Lost America? Who Lost America?

The fall of the republic was foretold long before Donald Trump.

Feb 14, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

The Washington Monument and US Capitol silhouetted at dawn in Washington, DC.

There’s a Lonely Voice in Washington, and It’s Talking Some Sense There’s a Lonely Voice in Washington, and It’s Talking Some Sense

For 15 years, the Committee for the Republic has been a dissenting voice of sanity and civility in Washington.

Feb 12, 2019 / James Carden

May and Johnson

Is Britain In Control Yet? Is Britain In Control Yet?

What Brexiteers misunderstand about national sovereignty.

Dec 10, 2018 / Kojo Koram

Angela Merkel stares down Trump G-7

The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump

The forecasts of its demise are premature. Why? Because there’s a shared interest in global domination.

Aug 27, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot

Pompeo Iran Speech

How the Neocon Plan to Destabilize Iran Will Blow Back on the United States How the Neocon Plan to Destabilize Iran Will Blow Back on the United States

A destabilized Iran would make post-invasion Iraq look like Disney World by comparison.

Jul 26, 2018 / Juan Cole

Ro Khanna during an interview

Rep. Ro Khanna’s Fight Against American Election Meddling Rep. Ro Khanna’s Fight Against American Election Meddling

The Nation speaks with Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) on his proposed legislation to prohibit US election interference abroad.

Jul 23, 2018 / James Carden

Mideast Bahrain US Military

What Caused the United States’ Decline? What Caused the United States’ Decline?

Hint: You don’t have to look far.

Jun 14, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

A map showing the US empire in 1898

The Left’s Embrace of Empire The Left’s Embrace of Empire

The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.

Mar 28, 2018 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Trump Climate Change

‘Blowback’ Is Real, and We’re Living Through It ‘Blowback’ Is Real, and We’re Living Through It

When it comes to unintended consequences of American policy, Donald Trump is just the tip of the iceberg.

Mar 1, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Zohra Drif Arrest

One Person’s Terrorist? Reflections on Zohra Drif’s Memoir of the Algerian Revolution One Person’s Terrorist? Reflections on Zohra Drif’s Memoir of the Algerian Revolution

Is the civilian population of a colonial-settler regime ever a legitimate military target?

Feb 2, 2018 / Bill Fletcher Jr.

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