How Far Will the US Take Intervention in Cuba? How Far Will the US Take Intervention in Cuba?
Lawmakers in both parties are divided on whether to mend troubled relations or escalate already aggressive foreign policy.
Jul 20, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Is a War With China Inevitable? Is a War With China Inevitable?
The statements coming out of the Department of Defense and the upper ranks of Congress these days make it seem that way.
Jul 15, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
What Next for Haiti? What Next for Haiti?
The announced arrests didn’t solve the murder of Jovenel Moïse. Nor do they address the deeper problems of a country where the presidency has become a business, not a duty.
Jul 12, 2021 / Amy Wilentz
Xinjiang Denialists Are Only Aiding Imperialism Xinjiang Denialists Are Only Aiding Imperialism
Denying China’s oppression of Uighurs helps empire—both China’s and the US’s.
Jul 6, 2021 / Gerald Roche
The US Finds Itself on the Wrong Side of Imran Khan’s Populism The US Finds Itself on the Wrong Side of Imran Khan’s Populism
Widely blamed for mismanaging the economy—and hemorrhaging support since he was elected amid accusations of vote rigging in 2018—Khan seems to believe that running against the US i...
Jul 5, 2021 / Hasan Ali
The True American Patriots Are the Anti-Imperialists The True American Patriots Are the Anti-Imperialists
Two hundred years ago this week, our wisest secretary of state warned Americans against a career of empire.
Jul 2, 2021 / John Nichols
The Willful Self-Delusion of American Independence Day The Willful Self-Delusion of American Independence Day
The United States has endeavored toward but rarely lived up to ideals. Enough is enough.
Jul 2, 2021 / Salih Booker and Diana Ohlbaum
War Criminal Found Dead at 88 War Criminal Found Dead at 88
The human and economic costs of Donald Rumsfeld’s wars are staggering.
Jul 1, 2021 / Phyllis Bennis
Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Isn’t Making Us Any Safer Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Isn’t Making Us Any Safer
The mind-boggling budget underscores just how misguided Washington’s current “security” policies really are.
Jul 1, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung