The Body Politic The Body Politic
When US soldiers venture abroad, women’s bodies can become the occupied territories.
Apr 8, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Akemi Johnson
America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It
Plagued by poor infrastructure, climate denialism, unregulated fracking wells and nuclear waste sites, the United States is poised to topple itself with self-inflicted wounds.
Apr 8, 2014 / Emanuel Pastreich, John Feffer, and Foreign Policy In Focus
A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible
“We are two steps from the looming danger of war,” says Stephen Cohen. “That need not happen. There's a way out…”
Apr 7, 2014 / Press Room
How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States
Rahinah Ibrahim’s life was derailed by the tangle of national security bureaucracies that have come to define post-9/11 America.
Apr 7, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock
Kerry should release an American peace plan and let the chips fall where they may.
Apr 5, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Climate Change Isn’t the Only Thing That Threatens the Whole Planet’s Future Climate Change Isn’t the Only Thing That Threatens the Whole Planet’s Future
An event honoring Peter Weiss for his decades-long fight for nuclear disarmament highlighted the ongoing need for such work.
Apr 4, 2014 / Justine Drennan
Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis
Lopez’s acts of mass violence distinguish him from his fellow service members; still, he appears to have shared with many others the experience of coming home to a country un...
Apr 3, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises
Behind the scrim of the familiar and the empty, there lies a new, unnerving age that no one cares to focus on.
Apr 3, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones
A bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday asks the administration to make a clearer distinction between combatants and civilians.
Apr 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
In Memoriam: Jonathan Schell (1943-2014) In Memoriam: Jonathan Schell (1943-2014)
Recollections from Tom Engelhardt and an interview with Schell.
Mar 31, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt and Christian Appy