China Is Building a Massive Railway Across South America—at a Huge Human and Environmental Cost China Is Building a Massive Railway Across South America—at a Huge Human and Environmental Cost
How the “Twin Ocean Railroad” pits people against profit.
Jun 19, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How Quick US Leaders Are to Forget Our Mistakes in Eastern Europe How Quick US Leaders Are to Forget Our Mistakes in Eastern Europe
Despite the pretentions of our governing and pundit classes, America has neither the right nor the resources to act as a kind of tutor to burgeoning democracies.
Sep 19, 2014 / James Carden
Why Are 50,000 South Sudanese Children on the Brink of Death? Why Are 50,000 South Sudanese Children on the Brink of Death?
A man-made famine in South Sudan is brutal evidence of the limits of American nation-building in Africa.
Aug 7, 2014 / Nick Turse
Iraq: A Neocon Dream Come True? Iraq: A Neocon Dream Come True?
In 2003, Bush and friends dreamed up a jihadi Iraq with deep ties to al-Qaeda. Now, their convenient nightmare is becoming a deadly reality.
Jun 19, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
The Lesson of Carving Up Sudan The Lesson of Carving Up Sudan
The multiple civil wars in Sudan and South Sudan show the dangers of creating mini-states.
Jan 8, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Getting to ‘Good Enough’ in Afghanistan Getting to ‘Good Enough’ in Afghanistan
An Obama diplomatic offensive on Afghanistan is long overdue.
Oct 21, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech
There are plenty of reasons to intervene, including oil, and we’ll do so, says Obama.
Sep 24, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The American Legacy in Iraq The American Legacy in Iraq
On the tenth anniversary of the US invasion, the country is mired in a permanent crisis of sectarian violence, pervasive corruption and broken infrastructure.
Mar 20, 2013 / Feature / Patrick Cockburn
The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later
Is there any benefit to be found in an unbroken record of waste, futility and shame? Only if lessons learned prevent a catastrophe in Iran.
Mar 13, 2013 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell
The Mess in Iraq The Mess in Iraq
Violence in Iraq is going from bad to worse, in tandem with neighboring Syria.
Jan 3, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss