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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / Stephen F. Cohen
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 / 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