War and Peace

Imran Khan

The US Finds Itself on the Wrong Side of Imran Khan’s Populism The US Finds Itself on the Wrong Side of Imran Khan’s Populism

Widely blamed for mismanaging the economy—and hemorrhaging support since he was elected amid accusations of vote rigging in 2018—Khan seems to believe that running against the US i...

Jul 5, 2021 / Hasan Ali

Anti-war protest

The True American Patriots Are the Anti-Imperialists The True American Patriots Are the Anti-Imperialists

Two hundred years ago this week, our wisest secretary of state warned Americans against a career of empire.

Jul 2, 2021 / John Nichols

American Flag

The Willful Self-Delusion of American Independence Day The Willful Self-Delusion of American Independence Day

The United States has endeavored toward but rarely lived up to ideals. Enough is enough.

Jul 2, 2021 / Salih Booker and Diana Ohlbaum

The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems

The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems

While prioritizing nuclear weapons over climate change, we risk annihilation of the possibility of life on earth

Jul 2, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

Evil Donald Rumsfeld

War Criminal Found Dead at 88 War Criminal Found Dead at 88

The human and economic costs of Donald Rumsfeld’s wars are staggering.

Jul 1, 2021 / Phyllis Bennis

Joe Biden military

Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Isn’t Making Us Any Safer Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Isn’t Making Us Any Safer

The mind-boggling budget underscores just how misguided Washington’s current “security” policies really are.

Jul 1, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung

The Human Cost of 10 Years of Conflict in Syria

The Human Cost of 10 Years of Conflict in Syria The Human Cost of 10 Years of Conflict in Syria

A decade after the first shots were fired, cities are in ruins, over half a million Syrians have died, and more than ten million have been displaced.

Jun 30, 2021 / Feature / John Washington

Senator Mike Gravel

Mike Gravel Told Americans What Was Being Done in Their Name but Without Their Consent Mike Gravel Told Americans What Was Being Done in Their Name but Without Their Consent

Fifty years ago this week, the senator read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record. He never stopped battling war and secrecy. Gravel died on Saturday.

Jun 28, 2021 / Obituary / John Nichols

hiroshima little boy

Dividing the World Into Opposing Camps Is the Road to Armageddon Dividing the World Into Opposing Camps Is the Road to Armageddon

Washington aims to recast NATO in the image of the US military, with its focus on “great power competition” and a renewed arms race with Russia and China.

Jun 25, 2021 / Michael T. Klare for The Nation

Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination

Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination

My hometown houses enough nukes to destroy all life on the planet—but it can represent something better than a nuclear holocaust.

Jun 25, 2021 / Frida Berrigan

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