The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War The 14-Minute ‘60 Minutes’ Infomercial for Cold War
The viewer is left with the impression that the rising threat of a nuclear war is an entirely Russian problem.
Sep 29, 2016 / Adam Johnson
More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War
The enemies of détente with Russia sabotaged Obama’s proposed alliance with Russia in Syria while the American presidential debate ignored all the perilous issues inherent in the C...
Sep 28, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why America’s Military Isn’t Even Close to Being the Greatest in the World Why America’s Military Isn’t Even Close to Being the Greatest in the World
US military strategy should go beyond “killing people and breaking things”—but it doesn’t.
Sep 27, 2016 / Nick Turse
After Years of Stoking Colombia’s Civil War, Washington Is Now Trying to Hijack the Peace Deal After Years of Stoking Colombia’s Civil War, Washington Is Now Trying to Hijack the Peace Deal
The US-funded Plan Colombia imposed catastrophic violence on the country, resulting in a mountain of corpses and millions of displaced civilians.
Sep 26, 2016 / Greg Grandin
It’s Time to Ban and Eliminate Nuclear Weapons It’s Time to Ban and Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
The mayor of Hiroshima calls for a global security paradigm based on dialogue, mutual understanding, and cooperation, instead of doomsday threats.
Sep 26, 2016 / Kazumi Matsui
America Has Gotten So Absurd That We Are Seriously Considering Electing a Walking Ponzi Scheme as President America Has Gotten So Absurd That We Are Seriously Considering Electing a Walking Ponzi Scheme as President
Welcome to the United States, where war, nukes, and birther conspiracy theories reign supreme.
Sep 22, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Speak Out Against US and Russian Policy Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Speak Out Against US and Russian Policy
They say the two powers have been working to co-opt the Syrian liberation struggle under the rubric of the “war against terror.”
Sep 21, 2016 / Syrian Writers, Artists, and Journalists Against US and Russian Policies in Syria
Who Is Making American Foreign Policy—the President or the War Party? Who Is Making American Foreign Policy—the President or the War Party?
The US military attack on the Syrian army gravely endangers Obama’s proposed détente with Putin in Syria and elsewhere.
Sep 21, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Orlando Letelier Was a True Patriot Orlando Letelier Was a True Patriot
Even from exile, he continued to fight for his fellow Chileans.
Sep 21, 2016 / Feature / Susan George
40 Years Ago, This Chilean Exile Warned Us About the Shock Doctrine. Then He Was Assassinated. 40 Years Ago, This Chilean Exile Warned Us About the Shock Doctrine. Then He Was Assassinated.
Orlando Letelier’s 1976 Nation essay is still essential reading.
Sep 21, 2016 / Feature / Naomi Klein