The US and Russia’s Standoff Over Prisoner Exchange The US and Russia’s Standoff Over Prisoner Exchange
Each has been using the other's civilians as pawns in an espionage blame game—and the FBI has consistently managed to make things worse.
Jul 26, 2023 / James Bamford
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
While the Planet Burns: Billionaires Are Busy Hunkering Down for the Apocalypse While the Planet Burns: Billionaires Are Busy Hunkering Down for the Apocalypse
In a world hurtling towards catastrophe, the super-rich prefer bunkers to solutions.
Jul 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer
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
Even as the Oppenheimer Film Rights a Historic Wrong, the Memo That Smeared Him Remains Redacted Even as the Oppenheimer Film Rights a Historic Wrong, the Memo That Smeared Him Remains Redacted
The physicist was punished for opposing development of the hydrogen bomb, and for warning about the dangers of nuclear proliferation.
Jul 21, 2023 / Peter Shinkle
The Pacific Northwest Is Experiencing an Atomic Energy Renaissance The Pacific Northwest Is Experiencing an Atomic Energy Renaissance
Can you believe we’re fighting this shit all over again?
Jul 20, 2023 / Joshua Frank
May “Oppenheimer” Stimulate Conversation About the Issues He Was Desperate to Speak About May “Oppenheimer” Stimulate Conversation About the Issues He Was Desperate to Speak About
What it means to be a patriot, a scientist, and a heretic.
Jul 19, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
On Israel and Palestine, US Electeds Are Out of Touch With Their Own Voters On Israel and Palestine, US Electeds Are Out of Touch With Their Own Voters
It’s showing up in public opinion, media coverage, and even political and policy discourse.
Jul 19, 2023 / Phyllis Bennis
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