The Cold War’s Over—So Why Is the US Military Still Built to Fight It? The Cold War’s Over—So Why Is the US Military Still Built to Fight It?
A quarter-century after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the military remains structured to defeat a threat that no longer exists.
May 14, 2015 / William J. Astore
Snowden’s Vindication Snowden’s Vindication
An appeals court declares the NSA’s data grab illegal.
May 13, 2015 / Editorial / David Cole
CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Sentenced to Prison: The Latest Blow in the Government’s War on Journalism CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Sentenced to Prison: The Latest Blow in the Government’s War on Journalism
It’s a warning shot—not only against whistleblowing but against basic communication with journalists by government employees.
May 12, 2015 / Norman Solomon
Israel Must Open Its Doors to Palestinian Refugees Trapped by Syria’s War Israel Must Open Its Doors to Palestinian Refugees Trapped by Syria’s War
For Palestinian refugees living in Syria, a tenuous existence has turned into a struggle for survival.
May 8, 2015 / Rula Jebreal
Here’s What’s Wrong With the USA Freedom Act Here’s What’s Wrong With the USA Freedom Act
It would constrain some of the worst excesses of the Patriot Act, but it doesn’t go nearly far enough.
May 6, 2015 / David Cole
When It Comes to Drone Body Counts, Whose Body Counts? When It Comes to Drone Body Counts, Whose Body Counts?
From Vietnam to Pakistan, the business of counting deaths by American hands has never been simple math.
May 4, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Privacy and the Profit Motive Privacy and the Profit Motive
The fallout from the Edward Snowden fiasco wasn’t just political—it was largely economic.
May 4, 2015 / Lawrence Cappello
We’re Living Through a Geopolitical Transition We’re Living Through a Geopolitical Transition
"These are really historic times, and the epicenter is Ukraine."
May 1, 2015 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen
How American Exceptionalism Covers Up the Injustices of Drone Warfare How American Exceptionalism Covers Up the Injustices of Drone Warfare
The “We’re Number One!” attitude is a disease eating at the very root of our principles.
May 1, 2015 / Mike Farrell
How the Senate Armed Services Committee Is Undermining Minsk II How the Senate Armed Services Committee Is Undermining Minsk II
A peaceful solution to the crisis in Ukraine may be at risk.
Apr 30, 2015 / James Carden