War and Peace

How Did Vietnam Transform White Supremacy?

How Did Vietnam Transform White Supremacy? How Did Vietnam Transform White Supremacy?

Kathleen Belew’s sobering new history tracks the hidden relationship between the war and a resurgence in racial violence.

Jun 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Blanchfield

No More Blank Checks for War

No More Blank Checks for War No More Blank Checks for War

With Trump in the White House, Congress must reassert its role in governing the use of military force.

Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Rep. Barbara Lee

How to Challenge the Elite Consensus for Endless War

How to Challenge the Elite Consensus for Endless War How to Challenge the Elite Consensus for Endless War

There’s only one way: ​We have to harness the energy of millions of fed-up voters.

Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Andrew J. Bacevich

Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate

Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate

The establishment consensus has failed. Citizen intervention can change that.

Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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The United States Is Pushing Toward War With China The United States Is Pushing Toward War With China

The decision to change the name of US forces in the Pacific is more than symbolic—it’s a threat.

Jun 19, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

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Congress Must Act to Stop US Involvement in the Yemen War Congress Must Act to Stop US Involvement in the Yemen War

By partnering with conservatives to rein in presidential overreach, progressive advocates for peace are laying the groundwork for a sea change in US foreign policy.

Jun 18, 2018 / Feature / Rep. Ro Khanna

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In Trump’s Madness, There’s Opportunity in Korea: Bruce Cumings In Trump’s Madness, There’s Opportunity in Korea: Bruce Cumings

Bruce Cumings on the reasons for optimism about peace in Korea.

Jun 14, 2018 / Jon Wiener

Mideast Bahrain US Military

What Caused the United States’ Decline? What Caused the United States’ Decline?

Hint: You don’t have to look far.

Jun 14, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

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Trump Meets Kim, Averting Threat of Nuclear War—and US Pundits Are Furious Trump Meets Kim, Averting Threat of Nuclear War—and US Pundits Are Furious

The media response, from both liberals and conservatives, betrays a cynical disregard for South Korea.

Jun 13, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

John Bolton

Donald Trump’s Team of Islamophobes Donald Trump’s Team of Islamophobes

Mike Pompeo and John Bolton have dangerous ties to anti-Muslim activists.

Jun 12, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs

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