Happy Birthday, Mr. Fortieth President! Happy Birthday, Mr. Fortieth President!
In a belated birthday wish, a reminder of how morally obtuse Ronald Reagan could be.
Feb 19, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Letter From Tanzania I: The Challenge for Obama Letter From Tanzania I: The Challenge for Obama
Will the president put his money where his mouth is and tackle poverty and disease?
Feb 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Hamas? What Hamas? Hamas? What Hamas?
Liberals concerned with Israel often miss the inconvenient fact of the radical Palestinian organization's human rights abuses in the Gaza Strip. Reed Richardson also writes abo...
Feb 14, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Iran’s Supreme Leader: Get the Gun Out of Our Face, and We’ll Negotiate Iran’s Supreme Leader: Get the Gun Out of Our Face, and We’ll Negotiate
Is Washington negotiating in “good faith” given its sanctions, espionage and two wars in the region?
Feb 14, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Hillary Clinton, State Feminist? Hillary Clinton, State Feminist?
She vowed to make women’s rights a cornerstone of US foreign policy. How did she do?
Feb 13, 2013 / Feature / Tara McKelvey
Lessons From Mali, Algeria and Libya Lessons From Mali, Algeria and Libya
Expanding Washington’s military footprint in North Africa may be well intended, but it could be destabilizing and lead to blowback.
Feb 13, 2013 / The Editors
CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity
Congress has many options to counter the Obama Doctrine, including revising the 1973 War Powers Resolution and 2011 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Feb 13, 2013 / Tom Hayden
What Obama Won’t Tell Us About Afghanistan Tonight What Obama Won’t Tell Us About Afghanistan Tonight
Drawing down soldiers by 2016 isn’t fast enough—just look at the many civilians killed by the US military and the prisoners tortured by US-trained forces.
Feb 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Central Intelligence or Dumb and Dumber? Central Intelligence or Dumb and Dumber?
A secret CIA drone base, a blowback world and why Washington has no learning curve.
Feb 12, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
Jeremy Scahill: Why Did the Senate Let John Brennan Get Away With Murder? Jeremy Scahill: Why Did the Senate Let John Brennan Get Away With Murder?
Jeremy Scahill rips apart the hearings for Obama’s “assassination czar.”
Feb 8, 2013 / Press Room