World

Preparing for a Digital 9/11

Preparing for a Digital 9/11 Preparing for a Digital 9/11

Fear of a cyber attack is eroding US civil liberties and the constitution.

Oct 22, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg

The Genius of McGovern’s ‘Come Home, America’ Vision The Genius of McGovern’s ‘Come Home, America’ Vision

The great liberal scoped out a vision for less military spending and more investment in domestic renewal. Now, even (some) conservatives get the point.

Oct 19, 2012 / John Nichols

Washington’s Pakistan Meltdown Washington’s Pakistan Meltdown

The United States and Pakistan have become the dysfunctional nuclear family of international relations.

Oct 18, 2012 / Dilip Hiro

The Lost Cause in Afghanistan: Do We Just Say ‘Oops’? The Lost Cause in Afghanistan: Do We Just Say ‘Oops’?

It’s time to ask hard questions about why the U.S. still hasn’t learned its lesson on nation building abroad. 

Oct 17, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

After the Euphoria: On the Arab Uprisings After the Euphoria: On the Arab Uprisings

What are the new rules of the political game in the Middle East? Nobody knows, but Marc Lynch’s The Arab Uprising is a useful guide.

Oct 16, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Cockburn

More Civilians Slaughtered in Afghanistan in US Airstrike More Civilians Slaughtered in Afghanistan in US Airstrike

Yet again.

Oct 16, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Cuban Missile Crisis and Ownership of the World The Cuban Missile Crisis and Ownership of the World

Though the Cuban Missile Crisis was fifty years ago, imperial America and the threat of nuclear war remains. 

Oct 16, 2012 / Noam Chomsky

Cause For Hope: Robin Hood Tax Advances in Europe Cause For Hope: Robin Hood Tax Advances in Europe

The EU's financial transaction tax should be a model for similar common sense reforms in the United States. 

Oct 15, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Global Noise: Worldwide Debt Protests Global Noise: Worldwide Debt Protests

Hundreds of thousands of protesters in more than thirty countries flooded the streets over the weekend to protest debt and austerity.

Oct 15, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Paul Ryan: Dick Cheney With a Smile Paul Ryan: Dick Cheney With a Smile

Dick Cheney says: “I worship the ground that Paul Ryan walks on.” No wonder. They’re foreign-policy twins.

Oct 15, 2012 / John Nichols

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