Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat
What your tax dollars go towards at America’s defense headquarters.
Apr 11, 2016 / William D. Hartung
Start Making Sense: Bernie Has Momentum on His Side Start Making Sense: Bernie Has Momentum on His Side
Plus David Cole on the Supreme Court and Gary Younge on Obama’s legacy.
Apr 7, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
US ‘Information War’ and the Embryonic Kerry–Lavrov Détente US ‘Information War’ and the Embryonic Kerry–Lavrov Détente
Is the recent tsunami of anti-Putin news reports meant to undermine US–Russian negotiations on Syria and Ukraine?
Apr 6, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Is Normalization With Cuba Irreversible? Is Normalization With Cuba Irreversible?
That was one of Obama’s goals in his recent trip—and he made huge progress, charming the Cuban public and establishing a rapport with Raúl Castro.
Apr 6, 2016 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
Don’t Expect the Next Meeting of the Minsk Contact Group to Solve Anything in Ukraine Don’t Expect the Next Meeting of the Minsk Contact Group to Solve Anything in Ukraine
The conditions on the ground all indicate that the war is likely to grind on and on and on.
Apr 5, 2016 / James Carden
How Hillary Clinton Militarized US Policy in Honduras How Hillary Clinton Militarized US Policy in Honduras
She used a State Department office closely involved with counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq to aid the coup regime in Honduras.
Apr 5, 2016 / Tim Shorrock
Congress Gave the President a Blank Check for War—and Never Looked Back Congress Gave the President a Blank Check for War—and Never Looked Back
The legislative branch is supposed to “balance” the executive branch. Too bad they’ve been checked out for years.
Apr 5, 2016 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Bombshell Revelations From the Panama Papers Show Just How Much We Need Financial Transparency Bombshell Revelations From the Panama Papers Show Just How Much We Need Financial Transparency
Given the American media’s failure to cover the Ukrainian government’s corruption, the reaction to the report’s revelations about reigning president-oligarch Petro Poroshenko has b...
Apr 4, 2016 / James Carden
The Trauma of Chemical Warfare Continues to Terrorize Syrians The Trauma of Chemical Warfare Continues to Terrorize Syrians
While the fragile Syrian cease-fire is holding, the horrors of the last five years aren’t easily forgotten.
Apr 1, 2016 / John Knefel
The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump
The Syrian-Russian retaking of a major ISIS stronghold and the West’s further control over the Kiev government refute the orthodox US narrative of the new Cold War, which Trump is ...
Mar 30, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen