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
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?
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
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'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
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