NSA Reform, Then and Now NSA Reform, Then and Now
The main difference between the Church Committee’s investigations of 1975–76 and the discussion of NSA spying now is that back then, the spooks stopped the abuses thems...
Jan 17, 2014 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
Is There a Solution in Syria? Is There a Solution in Syria?
The United States and Russia are working on the Geneva peace conference, but it’s a long shot. Best hope: local ceasefires.
Jan 17, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Here’s What Obama Said in His NSA Speech Today Here’s What Obama Said in His NSA Speech Today
A transcript of the president's speech on national security and intelligence reforms
Jan 17, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
As Obama Talks Surveillance, What Are NYC’s Spies Up To? As Obama Talks Surveillance, What Are NYC’s Spies Up To?
Mayor de Blasio inherits an intelligence apparatus that has spied on Muslims, infiltrated protest groups and created a huge electronic surveillance network.
Jan 17, 2014 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy
America’s Secret War in 134 Countries America’s Secret War in 134 Countries
The deployment of US Special Operations forces is a growing form of overseas power projection.
Jan 16, 2014 / Nick Turse
Push for New Sanctions on Iran Stalls Amid Growing Resistance Push for New Sanctions on Iran Stalls Amid Growing Resistance
Democratic senators warn new economic punishments are "a march towards war."
Jan 15, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
The Zapatistas at Twenty The Zapatistas at Twenty
There are two tests of social change movements: endurance and regeneration. After two decades, Mexico's Zapatista movement can now say it passed both.
Jan 15, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Laura Carlsen and Foreign Policy In Focus
New Sanctions on Iran Could Torpedo Negotiations New Sanctions on Iran Could Torpedo Negotiations
The bill now being pushed by the neocons and AIPAC could destroy the most promising developments in a decade.
Jan 15, 2014 / Editorial / Bob Dreyfuss
The US Continues to Stand By Bahrain The US Continues to Stand By Bahrain
Chuck Hagel's paeans to “political reform” in the Gulf must have sounded strange to political prisoners in repressive Bahrain, where he delivered his remarks.
Jan 13, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Amanda Ufheil-Somers and Foreign Policy In Focus
Ten Myths About the NSA, Debunked Ten Myths About the NSA, Debunked
You can’t opt out.
Jan 13, 2014 / Peter Van Buren