Politics

George W. Bush

George W. Bush’s Legacy Is Alive and Well in Iraq George W. Bush’s Legacy Is Alive and Well in Iraq

Former president Bush is to blame for the present crisis in Iraq—along with decades of murder, lies and imperial aggression.

Jun 18, 2014 / Robert Scheer

Will Obama Listen to Slaughter and Power?

Will Obama Listen to Slaughter and Power? Will Obama Listen to Slaughter and Power?

Liberal interventionists join GOP hawks and The Wall Street Journal in demanding war.

Jun 18, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Was Mitch McConnell’s Friend Behind the Clandestine Recording of His Opponent?

Was Mitch McConnell’s Friend Behind the Clandestine Recording of His Opponent? Was Mitch McConnell’s Friend Behind the Clandestine Recording of His Opponent?

Kentucky’s US Senate race takes off-the-record to the public.

Jun 17, 2014 / Joe Sonka

Exclusive: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit

Exclusive: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit Exclusive: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit

This is what happens when Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell, Tom Cotton, Cory Gardner and a gang of the world’s richest people meet behind closed doors.

Jun 17, 2014 / Lauren Windsor

How to Fix the Iraq Crisis

How to Fix the Iraq Crisis How to Fix the Iraq Crisis

Hint: not by bombing it.

Jun 17, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

How Many Times Do the Neocons Get to Be Wrong Before We Stop Asking Them What to Do in Iraq?

How Many Times Do the Neocons Get to Be Wrong Before We Stop Asking Them What to Do in Iraq? How Many Times Do the Neocons Get to Be Wrong Before We Stop Asking Them What to Do in Iraq?

We’ve been talking to the wrong politicians about Iraq and yet the media continues to solicit them.

Jun 17, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Meet the Anti-Party

Meet the Anti-Party Meet the Anti-Party

Dispatches from the party of "no" (and not much else).

Jun 17, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

For Many Brazilians, the World Cup Means Chaos

For Many Brazilians, the World Cup Means Chaos For Many Brazilians, the World Cup Means Chaos

For many of Brazil’s residents, the battles between World Cup teams aren’t nearly as important as the battle to keep their homes, or to protest free from the threat of ...

Jun 16, 2014 / Press Room and Dave Zirin

Kentucky’s Senate Race Is Falling Deeper Into the Coal Mine Shaft

Kentucky’s Senate Race Is Falling Deeper Into the Coal Mine Shaft Kentucky’s Senate Race Is Falling Deeper Into the Coal Mine Shaft

There are some political races in America that are classic examples of a healthy democracy in action. Kentucky’s US Senate race is not one of them.

Jun 16, 2014 / Joe Sonka

Hillary Still Doesn’t Get It on Iraq

Hillary Still Doesn’t Get It on Iraq Hillary Still Doesn’t Get It on Iraq

Clinton reverts back to one of the worst Bush-era tropes on the war.

Jun 16, 2014 / George Zornick

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