The Agony of Iraq—and Its Lesson for Syria The Agony of Iraq—and Its Lesson for Syria
Tipping over ethnic and sectarian balances for imperial purpose is not a good idea.
Jun 19, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Last Unfinished Page: On Euclides da Cunha The Last Unfinished Page: On Euclides da Cunha
A portrait of the journalist and intellectual who championed the caboclos of the young Brazilian republic.
Jun 18, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Lorna Scott Fox
On Glenn Greenwald and His Fans On Glenn Greenwald and His Fans
Why finding yourself in the sights of the Guardian journalist and those who love him can be such a frustrating thing.
Jun 18, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Cohen: Building an Off-Ramp for Conflict in Syria Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Cohen: Building an Off-Ramp for Conflict in Syria
How to de-escalate the increasing US involvement in the country.
Jun 18, 2013 / Press Room
US-Taliban Peace Talks Announced US-Taliban Peace Talks Announced
No time to lose, if Afghanistan is to avoid full-blown civil war in 2015.
Jun 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Terror Con The Terror Con
Defense contractors and the government officials that pay them are more than happy to preserve the threat of attack—to their financial benefit.
Jun 18, 2013 / Robert Scheer
The US Diaspora of Terror in Africa The US Diaspora of Terror in Africa
The US military's involvement in the unraveling of a continent.
Jun 18, 2013 / Nick Turse
Sensible Thinkers Think About Leaks Sensible Thinkers Think About Leaks
We're okay until someone's forced to put their face in a rat cage.
Jun 18, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
The Meta Question The Meta Question
What is the NSA doing with your metadata?
Jun 17, 2013 / Feature / Jaron Lanier
‘We Steal Secrets’ Misses the Leak for the Leakers ‘We Steal Secrets’ Misses the Leak for the Leakers
Just as the Assange saga consumes too much of Alex Gibney’s film, so today’s Snowden obsession deflects attention away from our sprawling surveillance state.
Jun 17, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Peter Maass