Are Afghan Lives Worth Anything? Are Afghan Lives Worth Anything?
The mainstream media would rather focus on the death of Michael Jackson than cover the barbaric slaughter of innocent Afghan civilians by American planes.
Jul 7, 2009 / Editorial / Tom Engelhardt
How to Deal with America’s Empire of Bases How to Deal with America’s Empire of Bases
As Congress and Obama wrangle over the cost of much-needed domestic expenditures, no one suggests that closing some of these unpopular, expensive imperial enclaves might be a good ...
Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Chalmers Johnson
The Nation’s Chris Hayes on the Politics of Aid The Nation’s Chris Hayes on the Politics of Aid
How will Obama interpret USAID's stated mission to 'further America's foreign policy interests' while 'improving the lives of citizens'?
Jul 2, 2009 / Video / Al Jazeera
Refusing to Comply Refusing to Comply
The ongoing dissent that does exist in the US military, however fragmented and overlooked at the moment, should not be discounted.
Jul 1, 2009 / Feature / Dahr Jamail
Off Dead Center: William Appleman Williams Off Dead Center: William Appleman Williams
William Appleman Williams and the tragedy of American diplomacy.
Jul 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
Iran’s Green Wave Iran’s Green Wave
The clampdown on street protests can't disguise huge fissures among the elite.
Jul 1, 2009 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives
Stephen Cohen, a professor of Russian History at New York University weighs in on the future of US-Russian relations.
Democracy Derailed in Honduras Democracy Derailed in Honduras
The military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya has drawn strong condemnation from President Obama and the world. But will the US government offer its unconditional support f...
Jun 30, 2009 / Feature / Greg Grandin
Honduras Crisis Forces Obama to Focus on Latin America Honduras Crisis Forces Obama to Focus on Latin America
The military coup in Honduras puts pressure on the president to break sharply with past American policies or risk losing remains of Latin America's goodwill.
Jun 30, 2009 / Editorial / Tom Hayden
Israel’s Man of Conscience Israel’s Man of Conscience
The author is going to prison--for peacefully resisting settler and army violence against West Bank Palestinians and the illegal expropriation of their land.