Marcus G. Raskin

Member, Editorial Board

Marcus G. Raskin, a Nation editorial board member, is the author of more than twenty books and the editor, with Gregory D. Squires, of the recently published Warfare Welfare: The Not-So-Hidden Costs of America’s Permanent War Economy (Potomac Books 2012). He is a former member of President John F. Kennedy's National Security Council staff and the co-founder of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC.

America’s Warfare Welfare State America’s Warfare Welfare State

The broader costs—and the corruption of our fundamental values and identity as a nation—are usually ignored.

Oct 11, 2012 / Marcus G. Raskin and Gregory D. Squires

Reach Out to Cuba to Heal Guantánamo’s Wounds Reach Out to Cuba to Heal Guantánamo’s Wounds

As Obama seeks to remake the US-Cuba relationship, why not form a partnership to transform the prison into a health research center?

Apr 13, 2009 / Marcus G. Raskin and Joshua Frens-String

Bennett’s Pledge of Allegiance Bennett’s Pledge of Allegiance

 

Jul 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Marcus G. Raskin

On the Virtual Picket Line On the Virtual Picket Line

The unfortunate flaw in From the Telegraph to the Internet is its title, which suggests a highly specialized account of an industry when in fact it is a deeply moving narrative ...

May 13, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Marcus G. Raskin

x