Another $102 Billion Another $102 Billion
Do you think the US should spend another $102 billion on the Iraq War? Well, later this month, Congress will consider President Bush's demand for just this amount to continue fu...
Apr 5, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
War is Hell War is Hell
Last year, some 67,000 soldiers returned from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan were treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Eighty-nine of them committed suicide. Perhaps even ...
Apr 1, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Stop the Funding Stop the Funding
Four US soldiers were blown up in Baghdad yesterday, pushing the US military death toll in Iraq to 4,000 just days into the sixth year of a war that President George W. Bush says ...
Mar 25, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
No Star Wars in Europe No Star Wars in Europe
The US national missile defense system is a complex project which involves the production of new weapons, and the installation of US military bases in different parts of the plane...
Mar 21, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Five Years On Five Years On
As of today's five-year anniversary of the US attack on Iraq, 1,189, 173 Iraqis have died as a consequence of the invasion, according to the Iraq Body Count. The shocking number, ...
Mar 19, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
The Winter Soldiers The Winter Soldiers
From tomorrow through Saturday the Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan hearings in Washington, DC will feature testimony from US veterans detailing what's really happening on the...
Mar 12, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Who is David Paterson? Who is David Paterson?
With the stunning Spitzer sex scandal looking like it can only end with the New York governor's resignation, Lt. Governor David Paterson is set to become the new chief executive o...
Mar 11, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Take Back America 08 Take Back America 08
The Take Back America conference, heading into its sixth year, brings together close to 2,000 of the country's most dedicated progressive activists and strategists for a series of...
Mar 7, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Tracking the Superdelegates Tracking the Superdelegates
With Hillary Clinton's wins yesterday in Ohio and Texas, the Democratic presidential selection process is guaranteed to go on until at least the Pennsylvania primary on April 22 b...
Mar 5, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Decision Day? Decision Day?
The Democratic presidential campaign could be decided today in Texas--the nation's most populous state with one of its most diverse populations. (Candidates have likened campaign ...
Mar 4, 2008 / Peter Rothberg