Congress Is Still in the Dark About the Extent of Electronic Snooping Congress Is Still in the Dark About the Extent of Electronic Snooping
More than a million requests for cell phone records by law enforcement is just the beginning of the surveillance story.
Jul 20, 2012 / Nancy Goldstein
The Military’s New Lily-Pad Strategy The Military’s New Lily-Pad Strategy
How the Pentagon is quietly transforming its overseas base empire and creating a dangerous new way of war.
Jul 16, 2012 / David Vine
Tremseh, Syria: Not Exactly a Massacre; Clinton, UK Both Jump the Gun Tremseh, Syria: Not Exactly a Massacre; Clinton, UK Both Jump the Gun
It‘s now a civil war, officially.
Jul 16, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Saudi Arabia and the Brotherhood: What the ‘New York Times’ Missed Saudi Arabia and the Brotherhood: What the ‘New York Times’ Missed
The kleptocratic kingdom has long backed the Brothers.
Jul 13, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama’s Scramble for Africa Obama’s Scramble for Africa
Secret wars, secret bases and the Pentagon’s “new spice route” in Africa.
Jul 12, 2012 / Nick Turse
Mexico’s Election: A Vote for Peace, a Plan for War Mexico’s Election: A Vote for Peace, a Plan for War
The still-disputed July 1 election provided new momentum to end the drug war—but a shift in US policy is needed to truly bring that about.
Jul 11, 2012 / Tom Hayden
Apologies to Mexico Apologies to Mexico
America sells pain to our southern neighbor and buys numbness in return.
Jul 10, 2012 / Rebecca Solnit
Remember Iraq? Still A Mess, but the US Needs to Stay Out Remember Iraq? Still A Mess, but the US Needs to Stay Out
Violence is rising, but the United States knows little or nothing about what’s really happening.
Jul 9, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Beyond Nuclear Denial Beyond Nuclear Denial
How a world-ending weapon disappeared from our lives, but not our world.
Jul 9, 2012 / William D. Hartung
Washington’s Militarized Mindset Washington’s Militarized Mindset
The lessons Washington can't draw from the failure of the military option.
Jul 5, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt