Oppenheimer Opened a Door. We Can Close It. Oppenheimer Opened a Door. We Can Close It.
A world beyond the bomb is not a utopian fantasy.
Aug 8, 2023 / Derek Johnson
Why the US “Rules-Based Order” Needs Rethinking Why the US “Rules-Based Order” Needs Rethinking
It’s high time for a more inclusive and imaginative political and economic order.
Jul 24, 2023 / Eli Clifton and Amir Handjani
May “Oppenheimer” Stimulate Conversation About the Issues He Was Desperate to Speak About May “Oppenheimer” Stimulate Conversation About the Issues He Was Desperate to Speak About
What it means to be a patriot, a scientist, and a heretic.
Jul 19, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Humanity Has Created Too Many Ways of Destroying Itself Humanity Has Created Too Many Ways of Destroying Itself
The potential for nuclear disaster and the slow destruction of climate change are both man-made.
Jul 18, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt
The Future of AI Is War The Future of AI Is War
Once confined to the realm of science fiction, the concept of supercomputers killing humans has now become a distinct possibility in the very real world of the near future.
Jul 17, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic
But on security and Ukraine, he’s making more sense than the crackpot establishment.
Jul 5, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Pentagon Won Big With the Debt Ceiling Bill The Pentagon Won Big With the Debt Ceiling Bill
And thanks to a loophole in the budget deal, national security spending will only increase.
Jul 3, 2023 / William D. Hartung and Julia Gledhill
Affirmative Action—but Only for Military Academies Affirmative Action—but Only for Military Academies
In a footnote, the Supreme Court directs Black and brown advancement away from civilian universities and into a uniform.
Jun 29, 2023 / Spencer Ackerman
Daniel Ellsberg’s Heroism Began With Listening to the Anti-War Left Daniel Ellsberg’s Heroism Began With Listening to the Anti-War Left
The whistleblower confronted his complicity in the Vietnam-era war machine. His successors within it prefer to show up at Henry Kissinger’s gala.
Jun 16, 2023 / Spencer Ackerman
The US Versus China The US Versus China
Continued failures to resolve fundamental differences over Taiwan could lead to war.
Jun 14, 2023 / Michael T. Klare