Obama’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment? Obama’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment?
A military-first policy on a destabilizing planet.
Jan 12, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
China Warns Obama on US Military Focus on Asia China Warns Obama on US Military Focus on Asia
The White House should seek cooperation, not confrontation, with Beijing.
Jan 10, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Huntsman: The Better Foreign Policy Alternative to Paul Huntsman: The Better Foreign Policy Alternative to Paul
Many on the left have fallen for Ron Paul’s non-interventionism. But there’s a Republican with a more responsible approach: Jon Huntsman.
Debacle: Lessons From Lost Wars Debacle: Lessons From Lost Wars
How two wars in the Greater Middle East revealed the weakness of the global superpower.
Jan 3, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward
When voters go to the booth next year, how will they vote on foreign policy? What options do they have?
Dec 22, 2011 / Video / Francis Reynolds
Thomas Friedman Is On to the Next ‘Bubble Fantasy’ Thomas Friedman Is On to the Next ‘Bubble Fantasy’
That Friedman’s self-serving feints at the truth still earn him a place of high journalistic regard is a sad commentary on the profession.
Dec 22, 2011 / Robert Scheer
War Is Over (If You Want It) War Is Over (If You Want It)
Alterman on Israel and Steve Tyrell, Reed on the Iraq War.
Dec 16, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
A Day Late and $3 Trillion Short A Day Late and $3 Trillion Short
The recently-exposed massacre in Haditha is just one example of American soldiers' abuse of Iraqi civilians.
Dec 15, 2011 / Hamilton Fish
The Dangerous Defense Bill Heading Toward Obama’s Desk The Dangerous Defense Bill Heading Toward Obama’s Desk
The National Defense Authorization Act would authorize indefinite military detention for US citizens, stripping Americans of their constitutional rights.
Dec 14, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Making Repression Our Business: The Pentagon’s Secret Training Missions in the Middle East Making Repression Our Business: The Pentagon’s Secret Training Missions in the Middle East
An investigation by TomDispatch reveals the outlines of a secretive training program in the Middle East that is funded by Pentagon, and wholly at odds with Washington&rsq...
Dec 13, 2011 / Nick Turse