Chuck Hagel’s Speech: Nice, But No Cigar Chuck Hagel’s Speech: Nice, But No Cigar
Let's see some numbers, and some specifics, about promised reforms and reorganization.
Apr 3, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Hagel’s Test Hagel’s Test
Will the new secretary of defense stand up to the hawks and wield the budget axe?
Apr 2, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The CIA’s Wars and John Brennan’s Dilemma The CIA’s Wars and John Brennan’s Dilemma
Fixing the CIA is a tall order, but it can be done.
Mar 27, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
New Study Demands Zero-Tolerance for Military Sexual Assault New Study Demands Zero-Tolerance for Military Sexual Assault
Women who suffer sexual assault in the military are nine times more likely to get PTSD, and the military needs to act.
Mar 26, 2013 / George Zornick
Drone Warfare: Neither Cheap, nor Surgical, nor Decisive Drone Warfare: Neither Cheap, nor Surgical, nor Decisive
Since the dawn of air power, supporters have advanced fantasies that, again and again, have failed to pan out—while civilians die in often staggering numbers.
Mar 25, 2013 / William J. Astore
This Week: Lessons Learned From the Iraq Invasion This Week: Lessons Learned From the Iraq Invasion
One decade later, one of the most devastating tragedies in recent memory--a look back and plan forward.
Mar 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
General Cartwright Warns of Drone ‘Blowback’ General Cartwright Warns of Drone ‘Blowback’
Unchecked use of drones is counterproductive, says the retired Marine general who is close to Obama.
Mar 22, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Ten Years Later, NPR Still Lets War Hawks Make Pathetic Excuses Ten Years Later, NPR Still Lets War Hawks Make Pathetic Excuses
The sins of omission in interviewing neocons Richard Perle and Stephen Hadley.
Mar 22, 2013 / Leslie Savan
30 Seconds Over Toledo: How Political Ads Spell Trouble for TV News and Democracy 30 Seconds Over Toledo: How Political Ads Spell Trouble for TV News and Democracy
In the wake of Citizens United, big campaign donors are buying off not only politicians, but also the local news networks that cover them.
Mar 21, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Bradley Manning Tried to Warn Us About the Crisis In Iraq. Will We Listen to Him Now? Bradley Manning Tried to Warn Us About the Crisis In Iraq. Will We Listen to Him Now?
Despite efforts to discredit him, Bradley Manning's extraordinary statement in court revealed that, like other whistleblowers, he was driven by his concern for the greater good...
Mar 20, 2013 / Kevin Gosztola