Torturing Iron Man Torturing Iron Man
The Pentagon does a star turn in Iron Man, and the summer blockbuster turns the realities of the war in Afganistan upside down. Will anyone notice?
May 21, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse
Praying for War at the Gas Pump Praying for War at the Gas Pump
How have the Saudis thanked George W. Bush for protecting their sorry oil well of a country? Just check the price of gas.
May 21, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bush’s Islamist Enemies List Bush’s Islamist Enemies List
By conflating Al Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah, the President displays his ignorance--and could be laying the groundwork for attacks by Israel on Hamas and Hezbollah.
May 20, 2008 / Feature / Mohamad Bazzi
China’s Inauspicious Year China’s Inauspicious Year
China's response to the earthquake and other calamities of 2008 challenges the West to rethink its prejudices.
May 20, 2008 / Feature / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Dollar-Driven Recruiting Dollar-Driven Recruiting
The Department of Defense has dramatically increased its military recruitment budget, but where will the troops come from?
May 16, 2008 / Feature / Allen McDuffee
Why War, Inc. Works Why War, Inc. Works
John Cusack's War, Inc. takes on a seldom-discussed aspect of the occupation: the corporate dominance of the US war machine.
May 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Scahill
Haiti on the ‘Death Plan’ Haiti on the ‘Death Plan’
Protesters decry high food prices--and the savage cost of "free trade" agreements.
May 15, 2008 / Feature / Reed Lindsay
Regime-Quakes in Burma and China Regime-Quakes in Burma and China
Nothing terrifies a repressive regime more than a natural disaster.
May 15, 2008 / Column / Naomi Klein
McCain Sells Out Vets McCain Sells Out Vets
There's little evidence that John McCain will do anything, if elected, to repair the damage the Bush Administration has done to veterans' healthcare.
May 15, 2008 / Editorial / Brian Beutler
Burma’s Desperate Hour Burma’s Desperate Hour
The crisis in Burma justifies humanitarian intervention--but it should be carried out by the UN and limited to emergency relief.
May 15, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors