War and Peace

#MeToo Made Me Reconsider My Wartime Affair

#MeToo Made Me Reconsider My Wartime Affair #MeToo Made Me Reconsider My Wartime Affair

Was it love? A search for validation and empowerment? Or was he taking advantage?

Dec 31, 2019 / Teresa Fazio

The Trump Presidency Is Our Second 9/11

The Trump Presidency Is Our Second 9/11 The Trump Presidency Is Our Second 9/11

For the past three years, Donald Trump has been a uniquely disastrous president.

Dec 26, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

US and South Korean ships

A Low-Intensity War Is Underway in Northeast Asia A Low-Intensity War Is Underway in Northeast Asia

Beneath the radar in Korea, a military buildup—by both sides—has raised tensions to an alarming degree.

Dec 23, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

What Never-Ending War Does to Kids

What Never-Ending War Does to Kids What Never-Ending War Does to Kids

In expanding the reach of its military involvement, the United States has left a generation of children traumatized. 

Dec 23, 2019 / Andrea Mazzarino

A Decade That Changed the Nation

A Decade That Changed the Nation A Decade That Changed the Nation

A look back on the stories that shaped the past 10 years, and helped inform the fight for a more radical and equitable future.

Dec 23, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and D.D. Guttenplan

When It Comes to Veterans, Democrats Parrot the Right Wing’s Narrative

When It Comes to Veterans, Democrats Parrot the Right Wing’s Narrative When It Comes to Veterans, Democrats Parrot the Right Wing’s Narrative

The Republican playbook to undermine universal health care begins with their rhetorical attacks on the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Dec 19, 2019 / Suzanne Gordon and Jasper Craven

America’s First ‘Endless War’ Was Fought in the Philippines

America’s First ‘Endless War’ Was Fought in the Philippines America’s First ‘Endless War’ Was Fought in the Philippines

The Moro War, an ill-fated military campaign that began in 1899, is a grim reminder of our long—and ongoing—history of imperialism.

Dec 18, 2019 / Danny Sjursen

Hagel speaks with Afghanistan troops

Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account. Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account.

Activists often pledge to “speak truth to power.” The sad reality is that power often knows the truth.

Dec 17, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Deep Roots of Liberal Democracy’s Crisis

The Deep Roots of Liberal Democracy’s Crisis The Deep Roots of Liberal Democracy’s Crisis

A new history of North Atlantic democracies argues that they were already undergoing a serious crisis more than four decades ago.

Dec 17, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

North Korea Threatens to Give the US a ‘Christmas Gift’

North Korea Threatens to Give the US a ‘Christmas Gift’ North Korea Threatens to Give the US a ‘Christmas Gift’

With a mysterious message from Kim Jong-un’s government and a US missile test over the Pacific, tensions have refused to cool this month.

Dec 17, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

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