September 11’s Biggest Lesson Still Hasn’t Been Learned—and It Has Nothing to Do With National Security September 11’s Biggest Lesson Still Hasn’t Been Learned—and It Has Nothing to Do With National Security
Liberty and safety are not incompatible; but try telling that to the national security state.
Oct 3, 2016 / Karen J. Greenberg
The Russian Blitzkrieg on Aleppo Is a Direct Challenge to Washington The Russian Blitzkrieg on Aleppo Is a Direct Challenge to Washington
The Syrian cease-fire was already in tatters. But the new offensive is also early preparation for a hawkish Clinton presidency.
Sep 29, 2016 / Patrick Lawrence
The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War
The viewer is left with the impression that the rising threat of a nuclear war is an entirely Russian problem.
Sep 29, 2016 / Adam Johnson
Shimon Peres and the Zionist Nightmare Shimon Peres and the Zionist Nightmare
The former Israeli president was the very tragic hero of a not-funny comedy.
Sep 28, 2016 / Back Issues / Amos Kenan
More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War
The enemies of détente with Russia sabotaged Obama’s proposed alliance with Russia in Syria while the American presidential debate ignored all the perilous issues inherent in the C...
Sep 28, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
After Years of Stoking Colombia’s Civil War, Washington Is Now Trying to Hijack the Peace Deal After Years of Stoking Colombia’s Civil War, Washington Is Now Trying to Hijack the Peace Deal
The US-funded Plan Colombia imposed catastrophic violence on the country, resulting in a mountain of corpses and millions of displaced civilians.
Sep 26, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Who’s Afraid of ‘Russia Today’? Who’s Afraid of ‘Russia Today’?
Hand-wringing over Kremlin propaganda says more about about US media’s insecurity than it does Putin’s reach.
Sep 23, 2016 / Adam Johnson
Is Human Rights Watch Too Closely Aligned With US Foreign Policy? Is Human Rights Watch Too Closely Aligned With US Foreign Policy?
It has ignored repression by regimes close to Washington and dismissed criticism—by Nobel laureates—of its conflicts of interest.
Sep 23, 2016 / Mark Weisbrot
America Has Gotten So Absurd That We Are Seriously Considering Electing a Walking Ponzi Scheme as President America Has Gotten So Absurd That We Are Seriously Considering Electing a Walking Ponzi Scheme as President
Welcome to the United States, where war, nukes, and birther conspiracy theories reign supreme.
Sep 22, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Speak Out Against US and Russian Policy Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Speak Out Against US and Russian Policy
They say the two powers have been working to co-opt the Syrian liberation struggle under the rubric of the “war against terror.”
Sep 21, 2016 / Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Against US and Russian Policies in Syria