Obama Reneges on His Foreign-Policy Promises Obama Reneges on His Foreign-Policy Promises
The United States can’t create peace by military force. We can only add to the destruction.
Sep 16, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is the War on ISIS Illegal? Is the War on ISIS Illegal?
The Obama administration’s legal justification for expanding military action in Iraq and Syria is hypocritical and based on tenuous logic.
Sep 11, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Why Hillary Clinton Is Wrong About Obama’s Foreign Policy Why Hillary Clinton Is Wrong About Obama’s Foreign Policy
“Don't do stupid stuff”—his shorthand for avoiding unnecessary entanglements—actually has deep roots in US strategic thinking.
Sep 3, 2014 / Michael T. Klare
Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House
Immigrants and allies rallied in more than a dozen US cities on Thursday to ask President Obama to use his executive authority to stop deportations of undocumented workers and thei...
Aug 28, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only
Black girls face daunting odds, too. Why does My Brother’s Keeper neglect their struggles?
Aug 27, 2014 / Feature / Dani McClain
When Dick Cheney Swatted an ‘Annoying Mosquito’ Named Paul Ryan When Dick Cheney Swatted an ‘Annoying Mosquito’ Named Paul Ryan
Ryan still doesn’t get that attacking Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is political nonstarter.
Aug 21, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Immigrant Rights Groups Push Obama for Bolder Executive Action Immigrant Rights Groups Push Obama for Bolder Executive Action
Undocumented immigrants and their advocates are concerned that the president’s orders will be far more limited than the hype suggests—and they’re trying to raise the bar for what a...
Aug 21, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Hinting at 2016, Christie Wades Through a Boardwalk Protest to Slam State Workers Again Hinting at 2016, Christie Wades Through a Boardwalk Protest to Slam State Workers Again
At the heart of Christie’s campaign is a plan to drive a wedge between state workers and middle-class taxpayers.
Aug 15, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Clinton Slams Obama on Foreign Policy, Echoing the Neocons and the Far Right Clinton Slams Obama on Foreign Policy, Echoing the Neocons and the Far Right
Just a taste of what 2016 will look like.
Aug 12, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Government Whitewashing Didn’t Stop With Watergate Government Whitewashing Didn’t Stop With Watergate
Forty years after President Richard Nixon resigned, our leaders have become even less accountable.
Aug 8, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman