Rand Paul Points to Some Real Executive Overreach: Undeclared Wars Rand Paul Points to Some Real Executive Overreach: Undeclared Wars
Rand Paul and Barbara Lee are right: “The Constitution requires Congress to vote on the use of military force.”
Nov 24, 2014 / John Nichols
5 US Assumptions About the Middle East That Are Just Plain Wrong 5 US Assumptions About the Middle East That Are Just Plain Wrong
After thirteen years of the failed war on terror, it’s time to scrutinize America’s assumptions about military involvement in the Middle East.
Nov 24, 2014 / Andrew J. Bacevich
The Bases of War in the Middle East The Bases of War in the Middle East
Congress is spending billions of dollars on bases in the Middle East, but what role do they really serve?
Nov 13, 2014 / David Vine
The Life and Death of Tomas Young The Life and Death of Tomas Young
The Iraq War vet turned peace activist died on the eve of Veteran’s Day.
Nov 12, 2014 / Phil Donahue
Obstacles Limit Targets and Pace of Strikes on ISIS Obstacles Limit Targets and Pace of Strikes on ISIS
—Headline, The New York Times
Nov 12, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The American Empire on the Psychiatrist’s Couch The American Empire on the Psychiatrist’s Couch
Exploring the roots of imperial depression.
Nov 11, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Why the Pentagon’s Third Iraq War Is Falling Apart Why the Pentagon’s Third Iraq War Is Falling Apart
Four months into Iraq War 3.0, the cracks are showing—on the battlefield and in Washington.
Nov 10, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums
Escalation is now a structural fact embedded in the war in the Middle East and the Ebola crisis here at home.
Nov 4, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Why Do We Keep Thanking the Troops? Why Do We Keep Thanking the Troops?
Rather than honoring their “valor” and “heroism,” we should prevent them from killing and dying in pointless wars.
Oct 27, 2014 / Rory Fanning
Will the US Go to War Against Ebola? Will the US Go to War Against Ebola?
Countering Ebola will require a whole new set of protections and priorities, which should emerge from the medical and public health communities—not the national security state.
Oct 21, 2014 / Karen J. Greenberg