Has the Pentagon’s Post-9/11 Spending Spree Made Us Safer? Has the Pentagon’s Post-9/11 Spending Spree Made Us Safer?
The US has spent nearly $8 trillion on national security since 9/11. Do you feel any safer?
Aug 16, 2011 / Chris Hellman
The Israeli Spring The Israeli Spring
Hundreds of thousands have turned out in demos all over the country, demanding a more egalitarian society. They have awakened a few ancient, dormant Jewish values.
Aug 15, 2011 / Etgar Keret
Inside Kenya’s Overflowing Refugee Camps Inside Kenya’s Overflowing Refugee Camps
The famine in Somalia was not simply sparked by nature but by disastrous foreign interventions that are now impeding aid.
Aug 15, 2011 / Lauren Sutherland
Rick Perry’s Neocon Friends Rick Perry’s Neocon Friends
Isn’t one war-crazed governor from Texas enough for this century?
Aug 15, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Challenging US Claims on Civilian Deaths in Drone Attacks Challenging US Claims on Civilian Deaths in Drone Attacks
Dennis Blair opposes drones, but stays mum on victims.
Aug 15, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Could the Pentagon Be Responsible for Your Death? Could the Pentagon Be Responsible for Your Death?
A look at a potentially shocking Pentagon program to influence jihadis online that Congress should investigate fast.
Aug 11, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
20 Percent of Veterans in College Have Planned to Commit Suicide 20 Percent of Veterans in College Have Planned to Commit Suicide
A new study says colleges are unprepared to educate the more than one million veterans expected to enter institutions of higher learning in the next decade.
Aug 9, 2011 / StudentNation / Kevin S. Donohoe
Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts
Nothing's even decided yet, but the neocons are up in arms over arms spending.
Aug 9, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy
Survivors of the first nuclear tragedies are now campaigning not only against nuclear weapons, but now also against the dangers of nuclear power.
Aug 9, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy
Survivors of the first nuclear tragedies are now campaigning not only against nuclear weapons, but now also against the dangers of nuclear power.
Aug 9, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!