The First E-mail Scandal, Long Before Hillary Clinton: Iran/Contra The First E-mail Scandal, Long Before Hillary Clinton: Iran/Contra
She’s not the first powerbroker to get into trouble for mishandling e-mails. Reagan aides Oliver North and John Poindexter were convicted of destroying public records.
Aug 25, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Who’s Scamming Veterans Now? Why, It’s the Koch Brothers, of Course! Who’s Scamming Veterans Now? Why, It’s the Koch Brothers, of Course!
Who else would use American war casualties as an opportunity for profit?
Aug 25, 2016 / Ann Jones
Pundits, Decrying the Horrors of War in Aleppo, Demand Expanded War Pundits, Decrying the Horrors of War in Aleppo, Demand Expanded War
As with Iraq and Libya, these laptop bombardiers offer no clear plan for how to actually end the suffering of the Syrian people.
Aug 24, 2016 / Adam Johnson
More Alarming News From the Fronts of the New Cold War More Alarming News From the Fronts of the New Cold War
Finland may become yet another front, the war party may have defeated Obama on Syria policy, and dangerous desperation in Kiev.
Aug 24, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Can War Reporting Be a Feminist Project? Can War Reporting Be a Feminist Project?
Women journalists can go to places where men are barred—and build their careers by exposing the lives of other women.
Aug 24, 2016 / Feature / Rafia Zakaria
Is Julian Assange Exposing Innocent People to Persecution With Reckless Leaks? Is Julian Assange Exposing Innocent People to Persecution With Reckless Leaks?
That’s the accusation from dissidents in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and elsewhere.
Aug 23, 2016 / Mark Hertsgaard
Why Is the United States Abetting Saudi War Crimes in Yemen? Why Is the United States Abetting Saudi War Crimes in Yemen?
The Obama administration’s record-setting arms deals with Riyadh have strengthened extremists and led to greater regional instability.
Aug 23, 2016 / Mohamad Bazzi
How Obama Helped Lay the Groundwork for Trump’s Thuggery How Obama Helped Lay the Groundwork for Trump’s Thuggery
His refusal to prosecute torturers and his Wild West assassination of bin Laden show how moral complacency can all too easily degenerate into full-blown corruption.
Aug 23, 2016 / Rochelle Gurstein
Should We Trust the Republicans Who Published a Letter Denouncing Trump? Should We Trust the Republicans Who Published a Letter Denouncing Trump?
They may be the enemies of our enemy. But they’re also war criminals.
Aug 22, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
Trump’s Speech on Terrorism Was an Inexcusable Exercise in Scapegoating and Scaremongering Trump’s Speech on Terrorism Was an Inexcusable Exercise in Scapegoating and Scaremongering
From ISIS to the Iraq War to immigration—what wasn’t wrong about Trump’s speech.
Aug 18, 2016 / James Carden