Washington’s Dangerous China Consensus Washington’s Dangerous China Consensus
Fantasies of national unity drive the bipartisan push for a new cold war.
Trump’s “Corridor Wars” in the Caucasus Trump’s “Corridor Wars” in the Caucasus
His deals are informed by hyper-transactional dealmaking.
Aug 12, 2025 / Pietro A. Shakarian
We’re Still Living With the Decisions Made During the Trinity Tests We’re Still Living With the Decisions Made During the Trinity Tests
Eighty years after the first atomic weapons tests at Los Alamos, humanity has yet to fully reckon with the power of mass annihilation.
Jul 23, 2025 / Eric Ross
A War With Iran Would Betray the Founding Promise of Our Republic A War With Iran Would Betray the Founding Promise of Our Republic
Imperfect as they were, our founding fathers asserted that liberty and human dignity are fundamental human values. A war with Iran repudiates them.
Jul 15, 2025 / Nader Terani
80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher
Yet mainstream US media outlets and partisan politics are routinely oblivious to threat of oblivion.
Jul 15, 2025 / Norman Solomon
It’s Not Antisemitic to Say That Israel Is Responsible for the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza It’s Not Antisemitic to Say That Israel Is Responsible for the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza
The contention that the US is in the driver’s seat with Israel the “cop on the beat” is an old and musty one from the 1990s that has not aged well.
Jul 8, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon
Trump’s defense secretary loves taking selfies while presiding over administrative anarchy.
Jul 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Is a Huge Win for the Military-Industrial Complex Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Is a Huge Win for the Military-Industrial Complex
While weapons contractors will gorge on a huge new infusion of cash, military personnel, past and present, are clearly going to be neglected.
Jul 3, 2025 / William D. Hartung
“No Kings” Has to Become “No More Wars” “No Kings” Has to Become “No More Wars”
Donald Trump killed the anti-war right—but offers a chance to revive the anti-war left.
Jun 23, 2025 / Jeet Heer
The Climate Costs of War The Climate Costs of War
Scientific analyses show that the Ukraine and Middle East wars have unleashed staggering amounts of planet-warming emissions.
Jun 20, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard