It’s 2021. Why Are Only Men Required to Register for the Draft? It’s 2021. Why Are Only Men Required to Register for the Draft?
Register women too! Or better yet, replace the military draft with national service open to all.
Jun 17, 2021 / Ria Tabacco Mar
The Real Welfare Cheats Are War Profiteers The Real Welfare Cheats Are War Profiteers
We’re squabbling over Social Security, while the government lavishes infinitely more money on the arms industry.
Jun 16, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon
Biden Has an Opportunity to Begin Rebuilding the US’s Fractured Relationship With Russia Biden Has an Opportunity to Begin Rebuilding the US’s Fractured Relationship With Russia
Relations between the United States and Russia have reached a particularly perilous moment.
Jun 15, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Women in Russia and the US Show an Alternative to War Women in Russia and the US Show an Alternative to War
American and Russian women who remember the danger of the Cold War understand the stakes of this year’s summit.
Jun 15, 2021 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
The Ghosts of ‘War Porn’ Haunt Me The Ghosts of ‘War Porn’ Haunt Me
Repeated exposure to violent imagery affects even those who weren’t physically present for the photo.
Jun 11, 2021 / Nick Turse
Here in Israel, the Perils of a Government of ‘No Politics’ Here in Israel, the Perils of a Government of ‘No Politics’
The country’s new coalition government, whose only common ground is the desire to get rid of Benjamin Netanyahu, might just mark a turning point in Israel’s ability to avoid accoun...
Jun 10, 2021 / Jeff Halper
We Don’t Have Time to Waste on Cold Wars We Don’t Have Time to Waste on Cold Wars
The US and China are the world’s two greatest carbon emitters—if they can’t figure out how to cooperate, the future of humanity is grim.
Jun 8, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
My Bill Would Stop US Aid From Funding Palestinian Suffering My Bill Would Stop US Aid From Funding Palestinian Suffering
HR 2590 would restrict US military aid to Israel from being used to demolish homes, annex Palestinian land, or imprison Palestinian children in military detention facilities.
Jun 4, 2021 / Betty McCollum
A Prisoner Videotaped Covid Conditions Last Year. Where Is He Now? A Prisoner Videotaped Covid Conditions Last Year. Where Is He Now?
Of life on the line.
Jun 2, 2021 / Zia Jaffrey
The Legacy of Radical Lawyer Michael Ratner The Legacy of Radical Lawyer Michael Ratner
His posthumous memoir, just released, is a powerful account of holding the powerful to account.
Jun 1, 2021 / David Cole