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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
A dispatch from the House of Representatives, June 6, 1944.
Jun 6, 2014 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner