CIA’s Russia Spy Flap: Dumb and Dumber CIA’s Russia Spy Flap: Dumb and Dumber
What, you may ask, where they thinking?
May 14, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The $385 Billion Military-Industrial Boondoggle You’ve Never Heard Of The $385 Billion Military-Industrial Boondoggle You’ve Never Heard Of
America's foreign bases are more staggering than ever—and, with your tax dollars, an empire of private contractors is holding them down.
May 14, 2013 / David Vine
Who Will Drop the Next Nuclear Bomb? Who Will Drop the Next Nuclear Bomb?
We ignore the ever-growing global arsenal of nuclear weapons at our peril.
May 13, 2013 / Nick Turse
The Troubling Case of Gregory Hicks The Troubling Case of Gregory Hicks
He might be wrong about Benghazi—but Gregory Hicks is still a whistleblower and he shouldn’t be retaliated against.
May 10, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/10/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/10/2013)
Security in Somalia, racism at the Grey Lady and the biggest atomic security breach in United States history. Also: hipsters, Game of Thrones and the "Russian Facebook." ...
May 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Was My Hat Made in a Factory Like Rana Plaza? Was My Hat Made in a Factory Like Rana Plaza?
A reader who unknowingly ordered hats from a Bangladeshi factory prompts a closer look into what we know about where and how our clothes are made.
May 10, 2013 / Blog / Elizabeth Cline
Against Connecting Terrorist ‘Dots’ Against Connecting Terrorist ‘Dots’
The last thing we need is having US police intelligence departments tracking down leads from the Russian secret service.
May 10, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Most Compelling Testimony From the Congressional Drone Hearing The Most Compelling Testimony From the Congressional Drone Hearing
Congressional progressives held an important hearing on Capitol Hill this week, urging more transparency from the adminsitration about its drone policy.
May 9, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick
If the Government Does It, It’s ‘Legal’ If the Government Does It, It’s ‘Legal’
In the name of homeland security, the US has spent seven years and untold dollars silencing one man.
May 9, 2013 / Peter Van Buren
Why Arming Syria’s Rebels Is Still a Bad Idea Why Arming Syria’s Rebels Is Still a Bad Idea
“Humanitarian” intervention would only deepen the humanitarian disaster.
May 8, 2013 / Editorial / The Editors