Vietnam Is the War That Didn’t End Vietnam Is the War That Didn’t End
Forty years later, we still haven’t confronted the true lesson of Vietnam.
May 5, 2015 / William Greider
When It Comes to Drone Body Counts, Whose Body Counts? When It Comes to Drone Body Counts, Whose Body Counts?
From Vietnam to Pakistan, the business of counting deaths by American hands has never been simple math.
May 4, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Drones, Cops, and the Unaccountable Machinery of Death Drones, Cops, and the Unaccountable Machinery of Death
From signature strikes in Pakistan to police violence in Baltimore, the state is seemingly uninterested in even counting how many people it kills.
Apr 29, 2015 / The Editors
Power and Piety Power and Piety
Is the promotion of violence inherent to any religion?
Apr 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / David Nirenberg
Cult Leader Will Tell Congress: Fight ISIS by Regime Change in Iran Cult Leader Will Tell Congress: Fight ISIS by Regime Change in Iran
A controversial exiled Iranian opposition figure’s testimony shows how wacky the MEK is—and why Congress loves them so much.
Apr 28, 2015 / Ali Gharib
‘Targeted Killings’ Are a Drug Dealer’s Best Friend ‘Targeted Killings’ Are a Drug Dealer’s Best Friend
Washington’s ‘assassination policy’ has been very effective... at increasing drug trafficking and promoting terrorism.
Apr 28, 2015 / Andrew Cockburn
40 Years On, the Taste of Defeat in Vietnam Has Only Become More Rancid 40 Years On, the Taste of Defeat in Vietnam Has Only Become More Rancid
The lesson US presidents learned from it was not no more wars, just no more drafts.
Apr 28, 2015 / Peter Davis
Drone Accidents Happen Drone Accidents Happen
But hey, we’re sure someone will be held accountable for the thousands of civilian deaths at some point...right?
Apr 28, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
How Do You Win a Failed War? Rewrite the Ending. How Do You Win a Failed War? Rewrite the Ending.
The Vietnam War was indisputably an American-grown disaster. But why let truth stand in the way of glory?
Apr 27, 2015 / Christian Appy
AIPAC vs. the Neocons on Iran AIPAC vs. the Neocons on Iran
Neocons will lose the Iran fight because their bankrupt ideology is too partisan, but they’re winning the war of ideas in the GOP.
Apr 24, 2015 / Ali Gharib