America’s Generals Have Learned Nothing From Our Failed Wars America’s Generals Have Learned Nothing From Our Failed Wars
The senior officials responsible for our military failures are guiding us to more of the same.
Mar 19, 2019 / William Astore
United Snakes of America United Snakes of America
What’s the aim of US policy in Venezuela?
Mar 19, 2019 / OppArt / Eneko Las Heras
Even a Vacuous Mueller Report Won’t End ‘Russiagate’ Even a Vacuous Mueller Report Won’t End ‘Russiagate’
Too many reputations and other interests are vested in the legend for it to vanish from American politics anytime soon.
Mar 14, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Letters From the April 1, 2019, Issue Letters From the April 1, 2019, Issue
Channeling Allende As a person who has lived and worked in South and Central America for many years, I read with joy and sorrow the comment by Ariel Dorfman [“Advice for Maduro,” M…
Mar 14, 2019 / Our Readers
The Ilhan Omar Affair Was a Victory for Social Movements and Palestinian Rights The Ilhan Omar Affair Was a Victory for Social Movements and Palestinian Rights
The spirited defense of the freshman congresswoman against unfair attack was the result of years of grassroots organizing. But will it really change the entrenched status quo in Wa...
Mar 13, 2019 / Phyllis Bennis
Venezuela’s Deadly Blackout Highlights the Need for a Negotiated Resolution of the Crisis Venezuela’s Deadly Blackout Highlights the Need for a Negotiated Resolution of the Crisis
Maduro is corrupt and increasingly repressive, but US sanctions and violence by the US-supported opposition have contributed to Venezuelans’ suffering.
Mar 13, 2019 / Gabriel Hetland
Gun-Control Activists Should Also Take on America’s Drone Wars Gun-Control Activists Should Also Take on America’s Drone Wars
Through its endless wars, Washington has been the true school shooter on this planet, terrorizing the global classroom with a remarkable lack of consequences.
Mar 12, 2019 / Allegra Harpootlian
A Skeptic’s Guide to the Russiagate Fixation A Skeptic’s Guide to the Russiagate Fixation
Robert Mueller has yet to allege collusion, and Democrats who accuse Trump of being a Kremlin conspirator are silent when his policies escalate tensions with Russia.
Mar 12, 2019 / Aaron Maté
The Trump Administration Wants a War with Iran The Trump Administration Wants a War with Iran
Neoconservatives in Washington are ready to spark America’s next military disaster—one that may well be worse than the Iraq War.
Mar 11, 2019 / Bob Dreyfuss
Foreign Policy Beyond Good and Evil Foreign Policy Beyond Good and Evil
Even Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have fallen victim to a simplistic vision of world affairs.
Mar 11, 2019 / Daniel Bessner and Udi Greenberg