Obama Visits Africa’s ‘Oil Gulf’ Obama Visits Africa’s ‘Oil Gulf’
Ghanaians and other Africans are clamoring for a new direction in US Africa policy, one based in mutual interests and mutual respect.
Jul 12, 2009 / Feature / Emira Woods
Iran: A Compromise Deal? Iran: A Compromise Deal?
Supporters of the Green Wave increasingly see negotiations with the regime as the best way out of today's crisis.
Jul 10, 2009 / Feature / Babak Sarfaraz
McNamara’s Evil Lives On McNamara’s Evil Lives On
It was the stark evil Robert McNamara perpetrated as secretary of defense that must indelibly frame our memory of him.
Jul 8, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Rethink Afghanistan: Women of Afghanistan Rethink Afghanistan: Women of Afghanistan
American military escalation will not liberate the women of Afghanistan. Instead, the hardships of war take a disproportionate toll on women and their families.
Jul 8, 2009 / Video / Brave New Films
Remembering Robert McNamara Remembering Robert McNamara
The former secretary of defense presided over the deaths of millions--and was one of the only officials to publicly express regret.
Jul 7, 2009 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell
The US and Russia: Missed Opportunities The US and Russia: Missed Opportunities
NYU Russia studies professor Stephen Cohen explains how the US got involved in a new cold war with Russia.
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