The Fight to Free Chelsea Manning The Fight to Free Chelsea Manning
It continues in the courts of law and public opinion—but justice is expensive.
May 27, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Charles Davis and Foreign Policy In Focus
How Shifting Immigrant Tides Encouraged Normalization With Cuba How Shifting Immigrant Tides Encouraged Normalization With Cuba
The Cuban people are beginning a new chapter in what José Martí called ‘‘our America.’’
May 27, 2015 / Tom Hayden
What’s Wrong With Robert Kaplan’s Nostalgia for Empire What’s Wrong With Robert Kaplan’s Nostalgia for Empire
The idea that further Western imperialism could now bring order to the Middle East is the ultimate anachronism.
Did Market Leninism Win the Cold War? Did Market Leninism Win the Cold War?
The states of the future will marry the least savory aspects of collectivism and capitalism.
May 26, 2015 / John Feffer
The White House Policy Pivot on Russia The White House Policy Pivot on Russia
John Kerry’s Sochi visit was a turning point in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
May 22, 2015 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen
Neo-McCarthyism and the US Media Neo-McCarthyism and the US Media
The crusade to ban Russia policy critics
May 19, 2015 / Feature / James Carden
‘I’m Going to Call a Drone and…Kill You’ and 9 Other Insane Things Lindsey Graham Has Said ‘I’m Going to Call a Drone and…Kill You’ and 9 Other Insane Things Lindsey Graham Has Said
The fear-mongering senator from South Carolina is expected to announce his bid for the GOP nomination in June.
May 19, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
The United States Is Sponsoring an Army That Recruits Child Soldiers The United States Is Sponsoring an Army That Recruits Child Soldiers
American law prevents military aid to countries that employ child soldiers—but that hasn’t stopped us in South Sudan.
May 18, 2015 / Nick Turse
‘Good Kill’: Drone Pilots Get PTSD, Civilians Die Nameless ‘Good Kill’: Drone Pilots Get PTSD, Civilians Die Nameless
A new movie from Andrew Niccol stars Ethan Hawke as a pilot fighting terrorists from the ’burbs of Las Vegas.
May 15, 2015 / Blog / Ali Gharib
Why Mr. Kerry Went to Sochi Why Mr. Kerry Went to Sochi
Kerry and Putin’s meeting in Sochi has big implications for the future of Ukraine.
May 15, 2015 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen