94 Billion Reasons to Rethink Afghanistan 94 Billion Reasons to Rethink Afghanistan
As Afghan civilians die from US air strikes, Congress should rethink a bill that would be a blank check for expanding military operations.
May 13, 2009 / Video / Brave New Films
The Politics of Escalation The Politics of Escalation
Democrats in Congress are quashing criticism of military escalation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
May 12, 2009 / Editorial / Tom Hayden and Joseph Gerson
Lobbying for Autocrats Lobbying for Autocrats
A senator and congressman argue that free trade is the best way to improve US relations with Russia and Georgia. What's in it for us?
McGovern Warns Obama of LBJ Legacy McGovern Warns Obama of LBJ Legacy
George McGovern warns President Obama of the pitfalls of war and urges a focus on domestic policies.
May 7, 2009 / Video / American News Project
Understanding the Long War Understanding the Long War
A "Long War" may be underway in South and Central Asia and the Middle East that could last fifty years. Only a fifty-year commitment to peace can prevent it.
May 7, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
A Day Without Tourists: Tijuana Versus the Plague A Day Without Tourists: Tijuana Versus the Plague
What Mexico, now the picture of hell to many of us, looks like through local eyes from a Chevy Silverado.
May 7, 2009 / Feature / Mike Davis
Time for the Reckoning? Time for the Reckoning?
Momentum is growing for some form of official accountability on the Bush administration's practice of torture, surveillance and detentions without trial.
May 6, 2009 / Editorial / David Cole
The Palestinian Paradox The Palestinian Paradox
When I interviewed Salam Fayyad in Ramallah at the end of February, he was a worried man--and with reason.
May 6, 2009 / Feature / Helena Cobban
More Trouble for Nepal More Trouble for Nepal
Just as tourism returns to the nascent Himalayan democracy, new political discord could derail economic recovery and a constitution.
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
The Plight of Women Soldiers The Plight of Women Soldiers
More women have fought and died in Iraq than in all the wars since World War II put together. Yet the US military continues to treat them like second class citizens.
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Helen Benedict