The American Military Is Truly Exceptional—at Spending Money The American Military Is Truly Exceptional—at Spending Money
Americans can certainly brag about one thing this country has beyond compare: the most expensive military around.
Aug 11, 2023 / William Astore
Oppenheimer Opened a Door. We Can Close It. Oppenheimer Opened a Door. We Can Close It.
A world beyond the bomb is not a utopian fantasy.
Aug 8, 2023 / Derek Johnson
Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough
Decades later, the harm and the crimes associated with Guantánamo continue.
Aug 4, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg
The GOP’s Nazi Problem Has Deep Roots The GOP’s Nazi Problem Has Deep Roots
To build their popular front on the right, Republicans are happy to recruit white nationalists.
Jul 31, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Biden Says There’s No Blockade. Tell That to Yemenis Who Need Medical Care. Biden Says There’s No Blockade. Tell That to Yemenis Who Need Medical Care.
There are just three flights leaving Sana’a every week. But Yemen has an estimated 71,000 cancer patients who need out-of-country care.
Jul 27, 2023 / Shuaib Almosawa and Sarah Lazare
The Hauntings of the Korean War: On the 70th Anniversary of the Armistice The Hauntings of the Korean War: On the 70th Anniversary of the Armistice
North and South Korea have been in a state of permanent war for decades, and the psychic toll stretches across oceans and generations.
Jul 26, 2023 / Grace M. Cho
What the War on Terror Has to Do With the Rise in Mass Migration What the War on Terror Has to Do With the Rise in Mass Migration
The war on terror has led to the displacement of at least 38 million people, many of whom fled for their lives as fighting consumed their worlds.
Jul 24, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino
Why the US “Rules-Based Order” Needs Rethinking Why the US “Rules-Based Order” Needs Rethinking
It’s high time for a more inclusive and imaginative political and economic order.
Jul 24, 2023 / Eli Clifton and Amir Handjani
The US Military Has an Extremism Problem The US Military Has an Extremism Problem
Ideological zealotry is disruptive wherever it takes root, even if it never erupts into violence, but it’s particularly chilling inside the military.
Jul 19, 2023 / Nan Levinson
The Future of AI Is War The Future of AI Is War
Once confined to the realm of science fiction, the concept of supercomputers killing humans has now become a distinct possibility in the very real world of the near future.
Jul 17, 2023 / Michael T. Klare