War and Peace

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career

Outlining a vision of an America on the side of peace and justice, the senator shredded Trump’s brutish foreign policies.

Sep 21, 2017 / John Nichols

Widespread Drought

It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year. It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year.

It might seem crazy—but so did the election of Donald J. Trump.

Sep 21, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Trump’s Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Faces Indictment 

Trump’s Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Faces Indictment  Trump’s Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Faces Indictment 

Bob Dreyfuss, plus Sarah Leonard on Hillary’s book and Todd Gitlin on Ken Burns’s Vietnam.

Sep 21, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Khalid al Zubi

The Death of a Syrian Media Activist The Death of a Syrian Media Activist

Khaled al Zubi and his brother Osama could have fled to Jordan, but they chose to face threats and hardship so they could report on the war.  

Sep 20, 2017 / Jeremy Hodge

FSA Dera’a

Report From Dera’a, Cradle of the Syrian Revolution Report From Dera’a, Cradle of the Syrian Revolution

Perhaps because the struggle began here, its spirit has been preserved in its purest form in the south, with a free press and thriving civil society.

Sep 20, 2017 / Khaled al Zubi

US Soldiers in Afghanistan

What the US Military (Still) Doesn’t Understand About Afghanistan What the US Military (Still) Doesn’t Understand About Afghanistan

Sixteen years in, the Pentagon hasn’t learned any lessons.

Sep 20, 2017 / Ann Jones

Trump addresses the UN

Trump’s First Speech Before the UN Was an Absurd, Bombastic Disaster Trump’s First Speech Before the UN Was an Absurd, Bombastic Disaster

After the president tells the UN that the US can “totally destroy North Korea,” it is time for Congress to put the brakes on Trump.

Sep 19, 2017 / John Nichols

US Marines marching in Da Nang, Vietnam, 1965.

‘The Vietnam War’: Past All Reason ‘The Vietnam War’: Past All Reason

The new series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick is mesmerizing. But it doesn’t answer the questions about the Vietnam War that many are still seeking.

Sep 19, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Rukban Camp_AP

Trapped: The Desperation of Syria’s Displaced Civilians Trapped: The Desperation of Syria’s Displaced Civilians

By sealing their borders, Syria’s neighbors have blocked the escape routes of millions.

Sep 19, 2017 / Bill Frelick

US Navy sailors

This Department Is the Last Hideout of Climate Change Believers in Donald Trump’s Government This Department Is the Last Hideout of Climate Change Believers in Donald Trump’s Government

But can we count on them to speak up?

Sep 18, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

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