War and Peace

The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Peace Movement

The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Peace Movement The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Peace Movement

An eloquent call to reclaim our history and honor those who resisted the war, from a key architect of the opposition.

Jan 5, 2017 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Vladimir Putin

Did Putin Really Launch a ‘Cyber–Pearl Harbor’ Against America? Did Putin Really Launch a ‘Cyber–Pearl Harbor’ Against America?

Hysteria over Russia’s alleged hacking of the 2016 presidential election may make this US-Russian crisis more dangerous than the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.

Jan 4, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Mitch McConnell

Welcome to the One-Party State Welcome to the One-Party State

Republicans control the House, Senate, and presidency. It’s time we start calling this what it is. 

Jan 3, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Cyber Security

Is Skepticism Treason? Is Skepticism Treason?

Despite the scores of media pieces which assert that Russia’s interference in the election is “case closed,” some cyber experts say skepticism is still in order.

Jan 3, 2017 / James Carden

John McCain on Ukraine

The Perils of Russophobia The Perils of Russophobia

Anyone too young to remember HUAC and the destruction the Cold War wrought should study up. We are a few short steps away from both.

Dec 29, 2016 / Patrick Lawrence

Netanyahu at AIPAC meeting

The Reason for Israel’s Hysterical Response to the UN Security Council Resolution The Reason for Israel’s Hysterical Response to the UN Security Council Resolution

Netanyahu takes pride in killing the two-state solution—but he doesn’t want to be blamed for it, because he knows the only acceptable alternative is equality for all in a single st...

Dec 28, 2016 / Yousef Munayyer

Horst Seehofer

The Unholy Alliance of Europe’s Illiberals The Unholy Alliance of Europe’s Illiberals

A specter is haunting German Chancellor Merkel in the wake of the Berlin terror attack—her own junior partner in government, as well as the European far right, Putin’s Russia, and ...

Dec 27, 2016 / Paul Hockenos

Newspaper in Hyderabad

Why Trump’s Hotels Will Doom Us All Why Trump’s Hotels Will Doom Us All

Who’d have thought it’d be a bad idea to elect a president with business interests pretty much everywhere in the world? 

Dec 22, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Declassify the Evidence of Russian Hacking!

Declassify the Evidence of Russian Hacking! Declassify the Evidence of Russian Hacking!

The debate over possible intervention in the election should be based on publicly disclosed evidence, not unverifiable, anonymous leaks.

Dec 21, 2016 / The Nation

Vladimir Putin, 2014.

American Cold Warriors Want to Fight Russia, Not Terrorism American Cold Warriors Want to Fight Russia, Not Terrorism

As terrorists strike again, from Ankara and Berlin to Syria, the US political-media establishment is determined to disqualify Putin as a security partner for President-elect Trump.

Dec 21, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

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