Letters From the January 9/16, 2023, Issue Letters From the January 9/16, 2023, Issue
Here we go again… Unintended consequences… An American daughter… Dangerous policies…
Dec 27, 2022 / Our Readers
Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel
American Jewish leaders have spent so long genuflecting before the Christian right that even the most blatant anti-Semitism finds them unable to stand up or speak out.
Dec 21, 2022 / Eric Alterman
Defense Contractors Are Escorting Us Down the Path to Armageddon Defense Contractors Are Escorting Us Down the Path to Armageddon
It’s hard to think of a system more filthy or rotten than one that threatens to destroy most life on our planet, so that this country could in some fashion “win” World War III.
Dec 19, 2022 / William Astore
US Arms Dealing Is Out of Control US Arms Dealing Is Out of Control
What will it take to rein in Washington’s arms-sales addiction?
Nov 23, 2022 / William D. Hartung
The “International Community” Is an Ineffectual Fantasy The “International Community” Is an Ineffectual Fantasy
World leaders invoke it. We're lead to believe it will act on our behalf. Does it even exist?
Nov 16, 2022 / Rajan Menon
It’s Time to Cut Off Arms Sales to the Saudi Regime It’s Time to Cut Off Arms Sales to the Saudi Regime
The Biden administration promised there would be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia’s recent actions.
Nov 15, 2022 / William D. Hartung and Annelle Sheline
Americans Live in a Culture of War Americans Live in a Culture of War
Important truths about our country get concealed when we make the violence of war into something sacred.
Nov 11, 2022 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug
In the World’s Obituary, Who Will Have the Last Word? In the World’s Obituary, Who Will Have the Last Word?
Give humanity credit. When it comes to our urge to destroy, we seem to see no limits, not even those of our own existence.
Nov 3, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure
The latest diplomatic fiasco underlines America’s continuing vulnerability to interference from oil-rich autocracies.
Oct 28, 2022 / Jeet Heer
What’s the US Military Doing in Africa? What’s the US Military Doing in Africa?
If it were up to the Pentagon, we’d never find out.
Oct 26, 2022 / Nick Turse