What We Miss When We Say a War Has “Ended” What We Miss When We Say a War Has “Ended”
Bringing to light the kinship among American wars—and, by extension, their true significance—requires situating them in a single historical framework.
Jan 25, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Welcome to the New Cold War Welcome to the New Cold War
Whatever Washington might say about peaceful competition, the Biden administration has no intention of allowing China to achieve parity with the United States.
Jan 14, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
This Is the Unbuilding of America This Is the Unbuilding of America
We’ve long inhabited a perilous world—one that has only grown more so as the decades have passed.
Jan 11, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
What a Sensible Ukraine Policy Would Look Like What a Sensible Ukraine Policy Would Look Like
Despite all the bellicose blather, the real security interests of Americans are clear. Ukraine is not among them.
Jan 4, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
One Brother Gave the Soviets the A-Bomb. The Other Got a Medal. One Brother Gave the Soviets the A-Bomb. The Other Got a Medal.
J. Edgar Hoover had both of them in his sights. Yet neither one was ever arrested. The untold story of how the Hall brothers beat the FBI.
Jan 4, 2022 / Feature / Dave Lindorff
The Confrontation in Ukraine Is Political Theater Aimed at a Domestic Audience The Confrontation in Ukraine Is Political Theater Aimed at a Domestic Audience
But the danger of accidentally triggering a real conflagration remains terrifyingly high.
Dec 10, 2021 / Nicolai N. Petro
When Real Life Feels More Like Science Fiction When Real Life Feels More Like Science Fiction
As almost happened in The War of the Worlds, we could kiss this planet goodbye—and if that’s not science fiction transformed into fact of the first order, what is?
Nov 26, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
Do We Really Need Another Cold War? Do We Really Need Another Cold War?
The world barely survived the first one—Biden could prevent the next.
Oct 28, 2021 / David Vine
To Avoid Armageddon, Don’t Modernize Missiles—Eliminate Them To Avoid Armageddon, Don’t Modernize Missiles—Eliminate Them
Land-based nuclear weapons are world-ending accident waiting to happen, and completely superfluous to a reliable deterrent.
Oct 19, 2021 / Daniel Ellsberg and Norman Solomon
We Are Not an Indispensable Nation We Are Not an Indispensable Nation
The United States can’t see further into the future than other countries.
Aug 6, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich