What Happened in California? What Happened in California?
John Nichols on Bernie’s loss, Andrew Cockburn on Obama’s drone war, and John Powers on Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai.
Jun 9, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
War With Russia Without Public Debate? War With Russia Without Public Debate?
NATO is continuing its military buildup and “exercises” on Russia’s borders, Moscow is taking “counter-measures,” while the US mainstream media remains silent.
Jun 9, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
How Should American War Crimes Be Punished? How Should American War Crimes Be Punished?
The question of “justice” is anything but simple when it comes to torture.
Jun 7, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
Dear Class of 2016: Don’t Be Fooled by This Glorious Day Dear Class of 2016: Don’t Be Fooled by This Glorious Day
You’re graduating into a strange, foggy world—and we need your help to fix it.
Jun 6, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
The Problem With Hillary Clinton’s Attack on Trump’s Foreign Policy Is… Hillary Clinton The Problem With Hillary Clinton’s Attack on Trump’s Foreign Policy Is… Hillary Clinton
Yes, Trump has a record of odious, irresponsible pronouncements. But Clinton has a lousy record.
Jun 3, 2016 / James Carden
Letters From the June 20-27, 2016, Issue Letters From the June 20-27, 2016, Issue
For if dreams die… Thinking big—by thinking small… A chance to apologize… Unfinished or incomplete?…
Jun 2, 2016 / Our Readers
Michael Hayden Played Right Up to the Edge of Legality—and Then Took a Big Leap Off Michael Hayden Played Right Up to the Edge of Legality—and Then Took a Big Leap Off
In his new memoir, the former director of the NSA and the CIA shows how his many failures were followed, one after the next, by promotions.
Jun 1, 2016 / Books & the Arts / James Bamford
Stalin Resurgent, Again Stalin Resurgent, Again
Russia has long been deeply divided over Stalin’s role in history, with pro-Stalin sentiments surging in times of domestic hardships or perceptions of foreign threats.
Jun 1, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
After 15 Years of ‘Milestones,’ War in the Middle East Still Has No End in Sight After 15 Years of ‘Milestones,’ War in the Middle East Still Has No End in Sight
The Pentagon’s recent “successes” don’t bring the United States any closer to ending its military entanglements.
May 31, 2016 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Obama’s Powerful Call to ‘Make War Less Likely and Cruelty Less Easily Accepted’ Obama’s Powerful Call to ‘Make War Less Likely and Cruelty Less Easily Accepted’
Speaking in Hiroshima, the president channels Eisenhower’s urging to take “the chance for a just peace for all peoples.”
May 27, 2016 / John Nichols