Hamid Karzai’s Rebellion Hamid Karzai’s Rebellion
Obama has conducted two major reviews of Afghan policy; Karzai's new intractability calls for a third.
Apr 8, 2010 / Editorial / Bob Dreyfuss
The Surveillance Regime The Surveillance Regime
Under Obama, accountability for rights violations during the "war of terror" has been thin.
Apr 8, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Left & Right Against War Left & Right Against War
When it comes to the military budget, peacenik right and left are on the same side.
Apr 8, 2010 / Editorial / Paul Buhle
A Withdrawal Plan for Afghanistan A Withdrawal Plan for Afghanistan
Russ Feingold and Jim McGovern are expected to introduce legislation as early as next week calling for a "flexible timetable" for the withdrawal of American troops from A...
Apr 7, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Iraq, Iran, and Sistani Iraq, Iran, and Sistani
As it plays chess with Iraqi politicians, Iran is also moving pawns around in the holy city of Najaf.
Apr 7, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Impossible to Ignore Wikileaks Tape Impossible to Ignore Wikileaks Tape
Martin Luther King's words in 1967 are still relevant to today's war, as the Wikileaks tape shows.
Apr 7, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
America’s Nuclear Trajectory America’s Nuclear Trajectory
Tom Engelhardt and Jonathan Schell discuss American involvement in Vietnam and Afghanistan, US nuclear policy from the 1960s to the present and the dilemma of nuclear weaponry in t...
Apr 6, 2010 / Audio / TomDispatch
On Disarmament: Will Obama Make His Rhetoric Real? On Disarmament: Will Obama Make His Rhetoric Real?
Petition the president to take the lead in the fight to abolish nuclear weapons.
Apr 5, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Reaching Zero Reaching Zero
The nuclear dilemma in the Obama era.
Apr 1, 2010 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
Legitimation Crisis in Afghanistan Legitimation Crisis in Afghanistan
A stable government and an end to insurgency are possible--but only if the US withdraws.
Apr 1, 2010 / Feature / William R. Polk