What Are American Soldiers Actually Dying For? What Are American Soldiers Actually Dying For?
It’s time to reconsider whether the United States is really a force for good in the Middle East.
Sep 7, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
Does Putin Really Want to ‘Destabilize the West’? Does Putin Really Want to ‘Destabilize the West’?
Just as there is no forensic evidence of a Kremlin “attack on our democracy” in 2016, there is no political logic for Putin’s alleged motives.
Sep 6, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Growing Up With Big Brother Growing Up With Big Brother
A historian tracks half a century of evolving state surveillance.
Aug 24, 2017 / Alfred McCoy
The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev
Thirty years ago, the last Soviet leader gave the world the possibilities of a democratic Russia and (with Ronald Reagan) an end to Cold War and nuclear arms races. Today, it is as...
Aug 24, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Only Sensible Way Out of the North Korea Crisis The Only Sensible Way Out of the North Korea Crisis
In a dual freeze, Pyongyang would cease missile tests in exchange for a moratorium on Washington’s massive war games.
Aug 23, 2017 / Editorial / Tim Shorrock
Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War
You can also write a letter to the editor to demand the removal of Confederate statues, and join a campaign to take economic power from Wall Street and give it back to communities.
Aug 22, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
There’s 1 Country Practically Begging the World for Sanctions There’s 1 Country Practically Begging the World for Sanctions
Hint: It’s not North Korea, Russia, or Iran.
Aug 17, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
Political Conflict Over Historical Monuments, From Charlottesville to Moscow Political Conflict Over Historical Monuments, From Charlottesville to Moscow
Today’s conflicts over American slavery and Stalin’s Great Terror reveal similar controversies as well as an unknown Putin.
Aug 17, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Charlottesville: Is America Becoming the Middle East? Charlottesville: Is America Becoming the Middle East?
Our neo-imperial wars may be coming home to roost.
Aug 16, 2017 / Juan Cole
Is Trump Going to War in Korea? Is Trump Going to War in Korea?
His cowboy tirades, and the pundits’ bombastic rhetoric, are exceedingly reckless. History shows that negotiations with Pyongyang can work.
Aug 11, 2017 / Tim Shorrock