War and Peace

Bragging Rights

Bragging Rights Bragging Rights

Eight exceptional(ly dumb) American achievements of the twenty-first century.

Sep 26, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

How Bashar al-Assad Destroyed My Country

How Bashar al-Assad Destroyed My Country How Bashar al-Assad Destroyed My Country

Before there was a civil war and before Syria became the world’s chessboard, there was a peaceful uprising for freedom and dignity.

Sep 25, 2013 / Omar Ghabra

Guantánamo in New York City

Guantánamo in New York City Guantánamo in New York City

Americans remain mostly blind to the abusive treatment of terror suspects on US soil.

Sep 25, 2013 / Feature / Jeanne Theoharis

Beating Swords Into Solar Panels

Beating Swords Into Solar Panels Beating Swords Into Solar Panels

Re-purposing America's war machine.

Sep 19, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Miriam Pemberton

America’s Afghan Victims

America’s Afghan Victims America’s Afghan Victims

An in-depth look at the civilian toll of America’s longest war.

Sep 19, 2013 / The Nation

Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan, 2001-2012: A Guide Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan, 2001-2012: A Guide

A key to The Nation's interactive database.

Sep 19, 2013 / The Nation

Mass-Casualty Attacks in the Afghan War Mass-Casualty Attacks in the Afghan War

A recounting of three horrific US/ISAF civilian massacres, the procedures implemented to prevent such events from happening again—and why those procedures were inadequate.

Sep 19, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Blood Money: Afghanistan’s Reparations Files

Blood Money: Afghanistan’s Reparations Files Blood Money: Afghanistan’s Reparations Files

Coalition forces sometimes pay compensation to civilian victims and survivors of the suffering we have inflicted—but ISAF keeps no comprehensive records, and the US military ...

Sep 19, 2013 / Nick Turse

America’s Afghan Victims

America’s Afghan Victims America’s Afghan Victims

Even among staunchly antiwar politicians and pundits, few bother to mention the cost of the war to civilians.

Sep 18, 2013 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss and Nick Turse

Afghanistan’s Casualty Data Black Market

Afghanistan’s Casualty Data Black Market Afghanistan’s Casualty Data Black Market

If you want stats from the government, you better be prepared to pay.

Sep 18, 2013 / Feature / Nick Turse

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