Time for a US Apology to El Salvador Time for a US Apology to El Salvador
Obama recently expressed regret for US support of Argentina’s “dirty war.” It’s time Washington did the same regarding our active backing of right-wing butchery in El Salvador.
Apr 15, 2016 / Raymond Bonner
All the Euphemisms We Use for ‘War’ All the Euphemisms We Use for ‘War’
How words have shaped the United States government’s ongoing cycle of violence.
Apr 15, 2016 / William J. Astore
Start Making Sense: Naomi Klein Says Climate Justice Requires Bernie’s Boldness Start Making Sense: Naomi Klein Says Climate Justice Requires Bernie’s Boldness
Plus Andrew Bacevich on our wars in the Middle East, and Amy Goodman on 20 years of Democracy Now!
Apr 14, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
President Poroshenko’s Problems and the Crisis of the US ‘Ukrainian Project’ President Poroshenko’s Problems and the Crisis of the US ‘Ukrainian Project’
Poroshenko’s succession of political setbacks reflects his regime’s unsavory history.
Apr 13, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
As a Former Marine, America’s War-Making Haunts Me—It Should Haunt Our Politicians Too As a Former Marine, America’s War-Making Haunts Me—It Should Haunt Our Politicians Too
I am a veteran of the Afghanistan war, and I refuse to stop bearing responsibility for my past.
Apr 12, 2016 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin
US ‘Information War’ and the Embryonic Kerry–Lavrov Détente US ‘Information War’ and the Embryonic Kerry–Lavrov Détente
Is the recent tsunami of anti-Putin news reports meant to undermine US–Russian negotiations on Syria and Ukraine?
Apr 6, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
How Hillary Clinton Militarized US Policy in Honduras How Hillary Clinton Militarized US Policy in Honduras
She used a State Department office closely involved with counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq to aid the coup regime in Honduras.
Apr 5, 2016 / Tim Shorrock
Congress Gave the President a Blank Check for War—and Never Looked Back Congress Gave the President a Blank Check for War—and Never Looked Back
The legislative branch is supposed to “balance” the executive branch. Too bad they’ve been checked out for years.
Apr 5, 2016 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Islamic Extremism Is Not the Root Cause of Europe’s Terror Problem Islamic Extremism Is Not the Root Cause of Europe’s Terror Problem
European elites have a “youth revolt” on their hands.
Mar 30, 2016 / Joshua Holland
The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump
The Syrian-Russian retaking of a major ISIS stronghold and the West’s further control over the Kiev government refute the orthodox US narrative of the new Cold War, which Trump is ...
Mar 30, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen