Progressive Democrats Fight to Limit Defense Spending Progressive Democrats Fight to Limit Defense Spending
The House is poised to pass a military budget this week that’s even bigger than President Joe Biden requested, but left-leaning lawmakers are putting up a fight.
Sep 21, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Russia’s War Against the Cold Russia’s War Against the Cold
A new history considers how the struggle with Siberia’s permafrost redefined the country.
Sep 21, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson
When Biden Met Bennett—and Gave His Blessing to Impunity When Biden Met Bennett—and Gave His Blessing to Impunity
No country has been in a better position to impose pressure on Israel than the United States, but most presidents never tried—including the current one.
Sep 20, 2021 / Henry Siegman
What Can We Learn From the War in Afghanistan? What Can We Learn From the War in Afghanistan?
Four lessons worth considering.
Sep 16, 2021 / Rajan Menon
The Problem With Making War “Humane” The Problem With Making War “Humane”
A conversation with Samuel Moyn about his new book Humane, the pacifism of Leo Tolstoy, and the origins of forever war.
Sep 16, 2021 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
A Night With Palestine’s Defenders of the Mountain A Night With Palestine’s Defenders of the Mountain
For months, the people of Beita have been engaged in a fierce—and fiercely creative—struggle against the illegal Israeli settlement threatening their village.
Sep 15, 2021 / Mohammed El-Kurd
Blinken and Biden Are Right: Afghanistan Is Not Saigon Blinken and Biden Are Right: Afghanistan Is Not Saigon
But not in the way they think.
Sep 15, 2021 / Alfred McCoy
George W. Bush Still Owes the World an Apology George W. Bush Still Owes the World an Apology
In his speech marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Bush made no attempt at taking responsibility for the tragedies that followed that awful day.
Sep 13, 2021 / Joan Walsh
I Lost My Father on 9/11, but I Never Wanted to Be a “Victim” I Lost My Father on 9/11, but I Never Wanted to Be a “Victim”
I never felt comfortable with the official rituals of 9/11 grief, with their overtones of patriotism and vengeance, so I sought other ways to use my role.
Sep 10, 2021 / Leila Murphy
9/11 and After: The Need Is Still for Justice, Not Vengeance 9/11 and After: The Need Is Still for Justice, Not Vengeance
The US has spent over $21 trillion on wars, the military, and the national security state since 9/11. That money should have been used for health care, climate, jobs, and education...
Sep 10, 2021 / John Cavanagh and Phyllis Bennis