The United States Is the Real Extremist Country The United States Is the Real Extremist Country
Our investment in destruction is anything but normal.
May 8, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
Hail Donald Caesar! Hail Donald Caesar!
A new bill might give Trump a blank check for war.
May 3, 2018 / Danny Sjursen
The Persecution of GN Saibaba and India’s ‘Annihilation’ of the Resistance The Persecution of GN Saibaba and India’s ‘Annihilation’ of the Resistance
The plight of a wheelchair-bound professor reveals India’s “Terminator-like” attacks on dissent.
May 2, 2018 / Tekendra Parmar
America Just Has One War—That It Keeps Losing America Just Has One War—That It Keeps Losing
Why can’t the best military in the world win?
May 1, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs
John Bolton’s Extremism Is Perfectly Aligned With the Most Bellicose Israeli Policies John Bolton’s Extremism Is Perfectly Aligned With the Most Bellicose Israeli Policies
Whether he consciously puts Israel’s interests first or whether he believes they are identical to US interests doesn’t really matter—the outcome is the same.
Apr 13, 2018 / Mairav Zonszein
Donald Trump Is Proof That America’s Wars Come Home Donald Trump Is Proof That America’s Wars Come Home
…And other lessons from 17 years of American defeat abroad.
Apr 12, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
Why the Acquittal of Noor Salman May Be a Turning Point in the ‘War on Terror’ Why the Acquittal of Noor Salman May Be a Turning Point in the ‘War on Terror’
Finally, acquittal in a terrorism case is not considered a failure of the criminal-justice system.
Apr 4, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg
Unproven Allegations Against Trump and Putin Are Risking Nuclear War Unproven Allegations Against Trump and Putin Are Risking Nuclear War
“Russiagate” and the Skirpal affair have escalated dangers inherent in the new Cold War beyond those of the preceding one.
Mar 28, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Left’s Embrace of Empire The Left’s Embrace of Empire
The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.
Mar 28, 2018 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin
Trump’s Most Dangerous Betrayal Yet Trump’s Most Dangerous Betrayal Yet
Trump’s presidency has taken a foreboding turn—from madcap farce and unending melodrama toward grim tragedy.
Mar 27, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel