War on Terror

NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Has Created a Climate of Fear

NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Has Created a Climate of Fear NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Has Created a Climate of Fear

A new report by civil liberties groups reveals self-censorship and decreased participation in community groups as a result of police hounding.

Mar 18, 2013 / Petra Bartosiewicz

The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later

The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later

Is there any benefit to be found in an unbroken record of waste, futility and shame? Only if lessons learned prevent a catastrophe in Iran.

Mar 13, 2013 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law

Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law

The US Attorney General has recently stated that drone strikes on Americans are possible and that banks complicit in the financial crisis are too big to prosecute.

Mar 12, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why the Invasion of Iraq Was the Single Worst Foreign Policy Decision in American History

Why the Invasion of Iraq Was the Single Worst Foreign Policy Decision in American History Why the Invasion of Iraq Was the Single Worst Foreign Policy Decision in American History

Ignore the jingoism, from politicians and the press—the tenth anniversary marks a tenth year from hell. 

Mar 7, 2013 / Peter Van Buren

Lessons From Mali, Algeria and Libya Lessons From Mali, Algeria and Libya

Expanding Washington’s military footprint in North Africa may be well intended, but it could be destabilizing and lead to blowback.

Feb 13, 2013 / Editorial / The Editors

What’s Wrong With Obama’s Drone Policy

What’s Wrong With Obama’s Drone Policy What’s Wrong With Obama’s Drone Policy

The White House evidently believes it can kill us in secret and never own up to the fact.

Feb 13, 2013 / Editorial / David Cole

‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills

‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills ‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills

Even if we like President Obama, do we want him to be a one-man death panel?

Feb 13, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt

President Obama Should Go to Chicago. And Yemen. And Pakistan. And …

President Obama Should Go to Chicago. And Yemen. And Pakistan. And … President Obama Should Go to Chicago. And Yemen. And Pakistan. And …

The president should condemn violence at home, and hold himself accountable for violence abroad, as well. 

Feb 8, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith

America’s Global Torture Network America’s Global Torture Network

A new Open Society Foundations report details just how far down the river we've sold this country's democratic values in our overreaching response to terror.

Feb 8, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Nine Things John Brennan Needs to Explain Today

Nine Things John Brennan Needs to Explain Today Nine Things John Brennan Needs to Explain Today

No Congressional hearing has examined the secret expansion of targeted drone killings, but the senate has a chance to grill Obama's nominee for CIA director today.

Feb 7, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick

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