War and Peace

Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent

Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent

New documents raise questions about the soldier's mental health. 

Jun 12, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You

Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You

An Air Force veteran explains how we all got drafted into the American national security state.

Jun 12, 2014 / William J. Astore

The Iraq-Syria Civil War Challenges Both the US and Iran

The Iraq-Syria Civil War Challenges Both the US and Iran The Iraq-Syria Civil War Challenges Both the US and Iran

Washington and Tehran could be allies, and Saudi Arabia could help seal the deal.

Jun 11, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure

Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure

Beset by infighting among militias and rampant arms trafficking, Libya in 2014 illustrates the dangers of Western military intervention.

Jun 10, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Jesse Franzblau and Foreign Policy In Focus

Iraq’s Nightmare Gets Worse

Iraq’s Nightmare Gets Worse Iraq’s Nightmare Gets Worse

The consequences of the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003 continue to play out.

Jun 10, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

America at War: A Record of Unparalleled Failure

America at War: A Record of Unparalleled Failure America at War: A Record of Unparalleled Failure

In fifty years of nearly nonstop American warfare, we’ve learned little and achieved less.

Jun 10, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Soccer Is the Art of the Unforseeable

Soccer Is the Art of the Unforseeable Soccer Is the Art of the Unforseeable

Professional soccer does everything to castrate its own energy of happiness, but it survives in spite of all the spites.

Jun 9, 2014 / Eduardo Galeano

The Bergdahl Saga Could Explode in the GOP’s Face

The Bergdahl Saga Could Explode in the GOP’s Face The Bergdahl Saga Could Explode in the GOP’s Face

Putting Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on trial could put the entire, crazy war itself in the dock.

Jun 9, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit?

Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit? Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit?

A new graphic novel documents the intense legal wranglings inside one of the most important trials of the Internet age.

Jun 9, 2014 / Clark Stoeckley

Tawdry Politicking on D-Day Is as Old as the Day Itself

Tawdry Politicking on D-Day Is as Old as the Day Itself Tawdry Politicking on D-Day Is as Old as the Day Itself

A dispatch from the House of Representatives, June 6, 1944.

Jun 6, 2014 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner

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