After DADT Repeal: Choosing Our Battles After DADT Repeal: Choosing Our Battles
A year ago, the repeal of “don't ask, don't tell” was a great step for LGB rights, but it did not nearly go far enough.
Sep 26, 2012 / Blog / Timothy Patrick McCarthy
US Special Forces Deployed in Iraq, Again US Special Forces Deployed in Iraq, Again
The return of US Special Forces is not likely to restore Iraqi stability, and they may become trapped in crossfire as sectarian tensions deepen.
Sep 25, 2012 / Tom Hayden
War Is (Still) Hell War Is (Still) Hell
From the Gettysburg to Afghanistan, our tendency to romanticize war causes us to gloss over its hellish aspects.
Sep 25, 2012 / Blog / Timothy Patrick McCarthy
Terror and Tear Gas on the Streets of Bahrain Terror and Tear Gas on the Streets of Bahrain
The US media continue to turn their backs as Bahraini activists stage a revolution.
Sep 18, 2012 / Jen Marlowe
Why Progressives Should Vote for Obama Why Progressives Should Vote for Obama
President Obama and the Democrats are not the “lesser of two evils.” On the contrary, they are the far superior—and more progressive—choice in 2012.
Sep 18, 2012 / Blog / Timothy Patrick McCarthy
Yemen Inflamed Yemen Inflamed
The mob that breached the US embassy was angry about an anti-Muslim film—but the country’s resentment of US policy runs much deeper.
Sep 15, 2012 / Adam Baron
Neoconjobs Neoconjobs
The Obama administration's quiet reponse to a 2010 bombing in Georgia contrasts with the macho foreign policy vision Mitt demonstrated with his response to riots in the Arab world ...
Sep 13, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Is the US Monopolizing War? Is the US Monopolizing War?
Military operations and arms sales are what America knows best.
Sep 13, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Who’s Got the Nukes? Who’s Got the Nukes?
As Israel steps up its saber-rattling against Iran, the US press continues to ignore facts that would undermine Israel's “moral” position.
Sep 12, 2012 / Blog / William Greider
Jeremy Scahill: Why Won’t the Media Take Obama to Task for Targeted Assassinations? Jeremy Scahill: Why Won’t the Media Take Obama to Task for Targeted Assassinations?
Why didn't the media question the "parade of jingoism" surrounding Democrats' celebration of President Obama's foreign policy in Charlotte last week?
Sep 10, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room