Letters From the August 13-20, 2018, Issue Letters From the August 13-20, 2018, Issue
Reader interventions… Giant step…
Jul 19, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers
Trump as New Cold War Heretic Trump as New Cold War Heretic
The president has broken with the nearly 20-year orthodoxy of blaming Russia alone for today’s post-Soviet confrontations.
Jul 18, 2018 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
What Trump’s Critics Are Missing About the NATO Summit What Trump’s Critics Are Missing About the NATO Summit
His nutty antics, as usual, dominate the headlines—while very little is being said about the alliance’s actual role in the world.
Jul 11, 2018 / Michael T. Klare
Barbara Lee Would Make an Excellent Leader of House Democrats Barbara Lee Would Make an Excellent Leader of House Democrats
The anti-war congresswoman could take the Democratic Party in a new direction. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez agrees.
Jul 6, 2018 / John Nichols
We Are All Paying the Price for America’s Reckless War Spending We Are All Paying the Price for America’s Reckless War Spending
Deficit spending abroad is driving inequality at home.
Jun 28, 2018 / Stephanie Savell
Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit? Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit?
If it actually occurs, never in the 75-year history of such US-Russian meetings will an American president have had so much opposition and so little support at home.
Jun 27, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Snapshots of Our Bloated Military Budget Snapshots of Our Bloated Military Budget
The Pentagon has seriously misplaced priorities.
Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / Lindsay Koshgarian
No More Blank Checks for War No More Blank Checks for War
With Trump in the White House, Congress must reassert its role in governing the use of military force.
Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Rep. Barbara Lee
How to Challenge the Elite Consensus for Endless War How to Challenge the Elite Consensus for Endless War
There’s only one way: We have to harness the energy of millions of fed-up voters.
Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Andrew J. Bacevich
Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate
The establishment consensus has failed. Citizen intervention can change that.
Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel