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 / Bob Dreyfuss
The US Intelligence Community’s New Year Wish The US Intelligence Community’s New Year Wish
The National Intelligence Community’s Global Trends report reveals a future of continued fearmongering and American exceptionalism.
Jan 3, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
Congress Will Be Diminished by the Departure of Dennis Kucinch Congress Will Be Diminished by the Departure of Dennis Kucinch
The Ohio Democrat opposed wars that needed to be opposed, fought to preserve civil liberties and always sided with workers and farmers against corporations.
Jan 3, 2013 / John Nichols
Blowback in the Pacific Blowback in the Pacific
The US military’s “Pacific Pivot” is raising tensions with China and prompting local resistance.
Dec 31, 2012 / Feature / Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander
Newtown, Afghanistan Newtown, Afghanistan
Isn't a slaughtered child is a slaughtered child, regardless of where they come from?
Dec 24, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
On the Front Lines of a New Pacific War On the Front Lines of a New Pacific War
The US military’s aggressive Asia-Pacific strategy is escalating tensions with China and prompting local resistance throughout the region.
Dec 14, 2012 / Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander
With the War in Afghanistan Ending, Where Does the Peace Movement Go Next? With the War in Afghanistan Ending, Where Does the Peace Movement Go Next?
Peace forces could join with labor, civil rights and environmental coalitions to pressure Obama to “do some nation-building here at home.”
Dec 14, 2012 / Tom Hayden
The US Military Approves Bombing Children The US Military Approves Bombing Children
It’s not just all “military age males” being targeted in Afghanistan. Now, it’s kids, too, says the Military Times.
Dec 4, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Barack Obama Story (Updated) The Barack Obama Story (Updated)
How did a community organizer and a constitutional law professor become an extrajudicial, drone-happy president?
Dec 4, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
The Possibility of a ‘Drone Drawdown’ in Peace Talks The Possibility of a ‘Drone Drawdown’ in Peace Talks
A combination of diplomacy, legal challenges and activism could end the program of US drone strikes.
Nov 30, 2012 / Tom Hayden