Obama Fiddling While Gaza Burns Obama Fiddling While Gaza Burns
The White House better let Israel know, quietly, to stand down. And then work for a real ceasefire. Fast.
Nov 16, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Is a Deal with the Taliban on the Horizon? Is a Deal with the Taliban on the Horizon?
Now that the election is over, the US is freer to make peace with the Taliban.
Nov 15, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Secret Nation-Building Boom of the Obama Years The Secret Nation-Building Boom of the Obama Years
As the infrastructure of many U.S. cities crumbles, the Pentagon continues to pump over a billion dollars into military bases throughout the Middle East.
Nov 15, 2012 / Nick Turse
Nobel Laureates Salute Bradley Manning Nobel Laureates Salute Bradley Manning
As people who have devoted our lives to forging a more peaceful and just world, we salute Manning's courage and condemn his treatment at the hands of the government.
Nov 14, 2012 / Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire, and Adolfo PĂ©rez Esquivel
Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination
Israel's air force assassinated Hamas leader Ahmad Jaabari. As the Israeli airstrikes continued today, seven more Palestinians were killed and at least 30 were injured, ten cri...
Nov 14, 2012 / Phyllis Bennis
Obama on Petraeus, Iran and Syria Obama on Petraeus, Iran and Syria
The president's foreign policy news conference knocked down conspiracy theories and raised a glimmer of hope on talks with Iran. But worries remain about our engagement with Sy...
Nov 14, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Meaning of a Do-Nothing Election The Meaning of a Do-Nothing Election
What does this election mean for the future of the country? Are electoral politics really a mechanism for change?
Nov 13, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Iran Shoots at US Drone Iran Shoots at US Drone
A near-miss, in many senses of the word.
Nov 9, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
China Matters China Matters
The other great world power is having a leadership contest, too.
Nov 8, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Foreign Policy: What’s at Stake Foreign Policy: What’s at Stake
Despite the list of Obama's foreign policy failures, there's no question that Romney's cabinet of neconservative war hawks would be even worse.
Nov 5, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss