War in Afghanistan

The Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial

The Only Place in America Remembering the War on Terror The Only Place in America Remembering the War on Terror

Marseilles, Illinois, holds the only memorial commemorating the 8,000-plus soldiers who have died in the various US military campaigns throughout the Middle East.

May 23, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich

American troops on patrol in Afghanistan

When It Comes to War, We’re Just Getting Started When It Comes to War, We’re Just Getting Started

The Global War on Terror has become the Pentagon’s greatest tool in waging endless military campaigns.

Apr 15, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

John Bolton at CPAC

Why Are We Above International Law? Why Are We Above International Law?

The Trump administration’s rejection of the International Criminal Court is the latest example of America’s toxic exceptionalism.

Mar 26, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon

Iraq US Coalition Airstrike

It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War It Is Long Past Time for a National Reckoning With the Catastrophic Costs of Endless War

We need space for real dissent from the views of a foreign policy establishment that has so clearly failed us.

Mar 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Mike Pompeo

Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court? Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court?

Mike Pompeo’s diplomatic sanctions against war-crimes investigators are consistent with Trump’s “America first” worldview.

Mar 21, 2019 / Nicholas Mulder

General David Petraeus retirement

America’s Generals Have Learned Nothing From Our Failed Wars America’s Generals Have Learned Nothing From Our Failed Wars

The senior officials responsible for our military failures are guiding us to more of the same.

Mar 19, 2019 / William Astore

Russian women demonstrators

Russian Women Against Militarism: Act II Russian Women Against Militarism: Act II

Feminists are once again on the front lines of a generations-old struggle for peace.  

Mar 8, 2019 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism

How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism

For nearly two centuries, US politicians have channeled extremism outward. But the frontier is gone, the empire is faltering, and the chickens are coming home to roost.

Feb 21, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin

Trump USMCA Announcement

Who Lost America? Who Lost America?

The fall of the republic was foretold long before Donald Trump.

Feb 14, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Little girl at child care rally CA

Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda

Katha Pollitt on universal child care, plus David Klion on Bernie’s foreign policy adviser, and Antony Loewenstein on Afghanistan.

Feb 14, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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