The US Military Is an Extremism Incubator The US Military Is an Extremism Incubator
Many of the January 6 insurrectionists once fought for their country. That shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Apr 7, 2021 / Nan Levinson
Daniel Ellsberg Isn’t Stopping Now Daniel Ellsberg Isn’t Stopping Now
As he approaches his 90th birthday, the Pentagon Papers whistleblower is still working for peace and justice.
Mar 26, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
Rennie Davis, 1940–2021 Rennie Davis, 1940–2021
“It was there that I learned about the Democratic National Convention,” he said. “It was there that I made the decision: I am going to Chicago.”
Feb 9, 2021 / Editorial / Jon Wiener
Aaron Sorkin Sanitizes the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin Sanitizes the Chicago 7
The centrist filmmaker captures the drama of the 1960s, but tries too hard to make radicals palatable to contemporary liberals.
Oct 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction
The president’s threats are strangely unexceptional and unnervingly all-American.
Oct 1, 2020 / William J. Astore
Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest
When we remember “Tom Terrific,” let’s not forget the way the Mets great, at the height of his fame, stuck his neck out to oppose the war in Vietnam.
Sep 11, 2020 / Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier
The World Is Finally Catching Up to Spike Lee The World Is Finally Catching Up to Spike Lee
From Do the Right Thing to Da 5 Bloods, no American filmmaker speaks more urgently to our times.
Jun 22, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The End of the American Century The End of the American Century
Marked by disease, endless wars, and a dying planet, the American empire is finally reaching its decline.
Jun 19, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt
The President Wants You to Be Misinformed The President Wants You to Be Misinformed
Trump’s presidency is the culmination of decades of misinformation emanating from the White House.
Jun 3, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon
V-E Day Was 75 Years Ago. How Relevant Is It Today? V-E Day Was 75 Years Ago. How Relevant Is It Today?
The dark cloud of World War II has stopped recent US leaders from seeing the world as it actually is.
May 6, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich