Shut Up, Tom Ricks! Shut Up, Tom Ricks!
The drums of war are beating to convince Obama to stay in Iraq for "many years."
Feb 24, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Attack Iran? Attack Iran?
More huffing and puffing about war with Iran, this time from Anne Applebaum of the hawkish Washington Post, but first some words of caution from Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman o...
Feb 23, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Ugly in Iraq Ugly in Iraq
It's getting ugly in Iraq again, less than two weeks from the scheduled March 7 election. And the U.S. military is hinting that if conditions deteriorate, the United States might d...
Feb 22, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Haitian Relief: Shelter is Crucial, Underfunded Haitian Relief: Shelter is Crucial, Underfunded
As if things couldn't get any worse for Haiti, 1.2 million people are now homeless, living in crowded makeshift open-air "spontaneous settlements" without shelter beyond...
Feb 22, 2010 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Hold Onto Your Underwear: This Is Not a National Emergency Hold Onto Your Underwear: This Is Not a National Emergency
Let me put American life in the Age of Terror into some kind of context, and then tell me you're not ready to get on the nearest plane heading anywhere, even toward Yemen.
Feb 19, 2010 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
“Operation Nude Dawn” in Iraq “Operation Nude Dawn” in Iraq
The Department of Defense has given the war in Iraq a new name.
Feb 19, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Greek Drama Greek Drama
The pressure on Papandreou's socialist government to fix the crisis by yesterday is a product of the wider recession.
Feb 18, 2010 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis
Athens: The First Domino? Athens: The First Domino?
This fiscal crisis could ignite the next global financial meltdown.
Feb 18, 2010 / Editorial / Richard Parker
Iraq’s New Sectarian Storm Clouds Iraq’s New Sectarian Storm Clouds
Tonight, President Obama will address the nation to discuss the drawdown of US combat forces in Iraq. In February, Robert Dreyfuss reported on the specter of civil conflict and the...
Feb 18, 2010 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Sri Lanka Wins a War and Diminishes Democracy Sri Lanka Wins a War and Diminishes Democracy
In its 62 years of independence, Sri Lanka has never had a better chance than it has now to stamp out the last fires of ethnic hatred, violence and mindless chauvinisms that have l...
Feb 18, 2010 / Feature / Barbara Crossette