Beware the New Senate Bill on Syria Beware the New Senate Bill on Syria
Congress shouldn’t allow a diplomatic breakthrough to open a back door to a force resolution.
Sep 10, 2013 / George Zornick
Syria: The Alternative to War Syria: The Alternative to War
Now we know: a diplomatic solution is possible.
Sep 10, 2013 / Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel
Our Fossil-Fueled Future Our Fossil-Fueled Future
World Energy in 2040.
Sep 10, 2013 / Michael T. Klare
Obama Remembers He’s Not George W. Bush Obama Remembers He’s Not George W. Bush
Kerry's rhetorical point may give Obama an option besides ill-advised airstrikes.
Sep 10, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Russia Trumps Obama War Plan Russia Trumps Obama War Plan
Obama, facing defeat in Congress, gets nicely outmaneuvered by Moscow.
Sep 10, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
When Is a War Not a ‘War’? When Is a War Not a ‘War’?
In "war," we don't actually want to have a significant impact.
Sep 10, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Not a Game: How the NYPD Uses Sports for Surveillance Not a Game: How the NYPD Uses Sports for Surveillance
The NYPD’s extensive monitoring of Arab and South Asian sports events has put a big question mark over the reasoning behind the department’s own sponsored leagues.
Sep 10, 2013 / Dave Zirin
AFL-CIO Pledges Prison Reform, Partnerships and Accountable Organizing Plans AFL-CIO Pledges Prison Reform, Partnerships and Accountable Organizing Plans
At its quadrennial convention, the nation’s top labor federation pledged to combat mass incarceration.
Sep 10, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Congress Should Provide Advice, Not Consent, on Syria Congress Should Provide Advice, Not Consent, on Syria
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) will propose a diplomacy and accountability amendment.
Sep 10, 2013 / John Nichols
Is America’s Militia Movement on the Rise? Is America’s Militia Movement on the Rise?
Up an unpaved Idaho road, self-styled “patriots” gather to plan and train in close-quarters battle.
Sep 9, 2013 / Leonard Zeskind and Devin Burghart