War and Peace

Is a Deal with the Taliban on the Horizon? Is a Deal with the Taliban on the Horizon?

Now that the election is over, the US is freer to make peace with the Taliban.

Nov 15, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

The Secret Nation-Building Boom of the Obama Years

The Secret Nation-Building Boom of the Obama Years The Secret Nation-Building Boom of the Obama Years

As the infrastructure of many U.S. cities crumbles, the Pentagon continues to pump over a billion dollars into military bases throughout the Middle East. 

Nov 15, 2012 / Nick Turse

The Petraeus Legacy: A Paramilitary CIA?

The Petraeus Legacy: A Paramilitary CIA? The Petraeus Legacy: A Paramilitary CIA?

Within some military and intelligence circles, it was the CIA director's relationship with JSOC—not Paula Broadwell—that raised concerns.

Nov 14, 2012 / Editorial / Jeremy Scahill

Nobel Laureates Salute Bradley Manning

Nobel Laureates Salute Bradley Manning Nobel Laureates Salute Bradley Manning

As people who have devoted our lives to forging a more peaceful and just world, we salute Manning's courage and condemn his treatment at the hands of the government.

Nov 14, 2012 / Editorial / Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire, and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel

Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination

Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination

Israel's air force assassinated Hamas leader Ahmad Jaabari. As the Israeli airstrikes continued today, seven more Palestinians were killed and at least 30 were injured, ten cri...

Nov 14, 2012 / Blog / Phyllis Bennis

Obama on Petraeus, Iran and Syria Obama on Petraeus, Iran and Syria

The president's foreign policy news conference knocked down conspiracy theories and raised a glimmer of hope on talks with Iran. But worries remain about our engagement with Sy...

Nov 14, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

The Noble and the Base: Poland and the Holocaust The Noble and the Base: Poland and the Holocaust

Can the two central images of Poland during World War II—a country of heroes and a country of collaborators—ever be combined?

Nov 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly

Iran Shoots at US Drone Iran Shoots at US Drone

A near-miss, in many senses of the word.

Nov 9, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Beyond Bayonets and Battleships

Beyond Bayonets and Battleships Beyond Bayonets and Battleships

The future of US global power is in space warfare. 

Nov 8, 2012 / Alfred W. McCoy

Jeremy Scahill: In Obama’s Second Term, Will Democrats Challenge Drones? Jeremy Scahill: In Obama’s Second Term, Will Democrats Challenge Drones?

After last night's re-election, progressives wonder if the US is in for four more years of extrajudicial killings. 

Nov 7, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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