US Military

Chris Hayes and ‘Heroes’

Chris Hayes and ‘Heroes’ Chris Hayes and ‘Heroes’

The MSNBC host and Nation editor at large has always been a thoughtful and fair journalist. That includes how he conducted himself in the controversy around his Memorial Day show.

Jun 6, 2012 / The Editors

Assassin-in-Chief in the Oval Office Assassin-in-Chief in the Oval Office

President Barack Obama and his apostles.

Jun 5, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

A Drone-Eat-Drone World A Drone-Eat-Drone World

Its ‘roadmap’ in tatters, the Pentagon takes a detour to Terminator Planet.

May 31, 2012 / Nick Turse

Military Detention for Journalists

Military Detention for Journalists Military Detention for Journalists

Why did Obama administration lawyers refuse to discount the possibility, even for First Amendment–protected speech?

May 23, 2012 / David Cole

Military Commissions on Trial in Guantánamo Military Commissions on Trial in Guantánamo

The dramatic opening of the 9/11 trial shined a light on all the ways in which a commission is not a federal court.

May 11, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg

Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy

Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy

Spending the same money on education, or clean energy, would bring many more jobs—among other benefits.

May 9, 2012 / Feature / Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier

Tom Engelhardt: Making America Truly Safer [VIDEO] Tom Engelhardt: Making America Truly Safer [VIDEO]

The key to making America safer is not to increase military spending but rather to do the exact opposite.

Apr 18, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Jeremy Scahill: Who Approves the Drones? [VIDEO]

Jeremy Scahill: Who Approves the Drones? [VIDEO] Jeremy Scahill: Who Approves the Drones? [VIDEO]

In the 1990s, targeted killing was highly controversial. Today, the practice is barely questioned. What happened in between?

Apr 16, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Throwing Money at the Pentagon Throwing Money at the Pentagon

A lesson in Republican math and military spending.

Mar 20, 2012 / William D. Hartung

Kai Bird: Drone Technology Could Proliferate Quickly Kai Bird: Drone Technology Could Proliferate Quickly

Drone technology could proliferate quickly, and we who set the precedent may well become a target.

Feb 17, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

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