Trump Is No “President of Peace” Trump Is No “President of Peace”
He’s spoiling for war.
Sep 18, 2025 / William D. Hartung
The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible
The House just approved $892.6 billion in military spending—continuing the march toward $1 trillion defense budgets.
Sep 12, 2025 / John Nichols
The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy
A new book on the Biden’s wars serves as a stark reminder that the Democrats need to formulate a new foreign policy—as well as reckon with the one they had.
Sep 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Duss
Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront
The ruler of a dying empire inflicts mindless militarism on Venezuela and Chicago.
Sep 8, 2025 / Jeet Heer
With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America
The attack on a ship off the Venezuelan coast is the first time the US has carried out a deadly military operation on its own in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.
Sep 8, 2025 / Michael Fox
Trump and His Cronies Are Picking Stupid Fights All Over the World Trump and His Cronies Are Picking Stupid Fights All Over the World
Even the Danes are getting angry. The Danes!
Aug 29, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Raid on John Bolton’s Home Is Different From What I Experienced—It’s Revenge Trump’s Raid on John Bolton’s Home Is Different From What I Experienced—It’s Revenge
The raids on my home and Bolton's marks a chilling evolution from George W. Bush to Trump 2.0.
Aug 26, 2025 / Thomas Drake
Democrats Have a Gaza Problem. They Don’t Seem to Want to Fix It. Democrats Have a Gaza Problem. They Don’t Seem to Want to Fix It.
DNC chair Ken Martin is emblematic of the party elite’s decision to cling to the unacceptable status quo on Palestine and Israel—even at the risk of losing more elections.
Aug 22, 2025 / Evan Robins
The Ukraine Peace Process Is Moving Quite Fast The Ukraine Peace Process Is Moving Quite Fast
Here are the openings—and obstacles.
Aug 20, 2025 / Anatol Lieven
Trump Won’t Deliver Peace to Ukraine—or Anywhere Else Trump Won’t Deliver Peace to Ukraine—or Anywhere Else
No one can trust the United States when a fickle man-child controls its foreign policy.
Aug 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer