Washington’s Militarized Mindset Washington’s Militarized Mindset
The lessons Washington can't draw from the failure of the military option.
Jul 5, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Foreign Policy Deception Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Foreign Policy Deception
Obama ran a campaign against the foreign policy of the Bush Administration. And then he followed directly in their footsteps.
Jul 3, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
The Deepening Spanish Debt Crisis The Deepening Spanish Debt Crisis
In Andalusia, they’re fighting unemployment and austerity with flamenco protests, house squatting and a reinvigorated leftist coalition.
Jul 3, 2012 / Andy Robinson
Islamophobia: A Bipartisan Project Islamophobia: A Bipartisan Project
While Peter King’s hearings on Muslim “radicalization” were controversial, they draw on a long history of US policy that has demonized Islam, under Republicans an...
Jul 2, 2012 / Deepa Kumar
Flying Hippopotamus Over Afghanistan: $500 Million-Plus Flying Hippopotamus Over Afghanistan: $500 Million-Plus
White House tells defense contractors not to worry themselves about spending cuts.
Jul 2, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Chilean Students Demand Education Reform Chilean Students Demand Education Reform
More than 100,000 students in Santiago, Chile yesterday demanded an end to profiteering in education and called for free and quality education to all Chilean students.
Jun 29, 2012 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson
What Has Really Happened to America’s Soldiers What Has Really Happened to America’s Soldiers
If US troops find themselves morally injured, shouldn’t we ask: Who put them in the position to suffer such wounds in the first place?
Jun 28, 2012 / Nan Levinson
NAFTA on Steroids NAFTA on Steroids
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would grant enormous new powers to corporations, is a massive assault on democracy.
Jun 27, 2012 / Lori Wallach
How the US Rendered, Tortured and Discarded One Innocent Man How the US Rendered, Tortured and Discarded One Innocent Man
“Captured in Somalia in 2003, Suleiman Abdallah was one of the ‘disappeared’ prisoners of the ‘war on terror.’ When I finally found him years later, h...
Jun 27, 2012 / Feature / Clara Gutteridge
Breaking With Democrats, Some Activists Target Obama’s Kill List Breaking With Democrats, Some Activists Target Obama’s Kill List
Often below the radar, some activists are organizing against the Obama administration’s drone policy.
Jun 27, 2012 / Ari Melber