What Was I Fighting For? What Was I Fighting For?
I witnessed firsthand the ineffectiveness of US military strategy in Afghanistan. We need a clear mission, an exit strategy and a commitment to diplomacy.
May 18, 2009 / Rick Reyes
In India Election, Moderation Rules In India Election, Moderation Rules
Defying expectations and boosting hopes for stability, Indian voters rejected extremism and caste divisions, to give a decisive victory to Congress Party moderates.
May 17, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Guatemala’s Dirty War Guatemala’s Dirty War
Millions of recently declassified police documents detail a thirty-six-year reign of state terror.
May 15, 2009 / Feature / Michael Gould-Wartofsky and Kelly Lee
McChrystal’s Rise: More Secrets, Less Daylight McChrystal’s Rise: More Secrets, Less Daylight
His new role can only mean an intensified campaign of secret--and dirty--warfare in the remote villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
May 13, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
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 / 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 / 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 / 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