As Long as We Use Drones, Celebrating “American Values” Is a Farce As Long as We Use Drones, Celebrating “American Values” Is a Farce
After decades of asymmetrical warfare, Americans have lost touch with the humanity of civilians forced to endure the extreme violence of our “mistakes.”
Sep 12, 2023 / Maha Hilal
The Dangerous Myth of the “Good War” The Dangerous Myth of the “Good War”
The fantasy that the war in Ukraine is a war to secure democracy around the world has taken root among well-meaning liberals.
Sep 7, 2023 / David Bromwich
Resisting Russian Imperialism: 2 Socialists—a Ukrainian and a Russian—on Ukraine’s Struggle for Self-Determination Resisting Russian Imperialism: 2 Socialists—a Ukrainian and a Russian—on Ukraine’s Struggle for Self-Determination
A Nation interview with Hanna Perekhoda and Ilya Budraitskis.
Sep 7, 2023 / Ashley Smith
Advocates for Negotiations to End the Ukraine War Need to Come Out of the Closet Advocates for Negotiations to End the Ukraine War Need to Come Out of the Closet
A brutal and interminable stalemate is forcing a foreign policy reset.
Sep 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Americans Are More Violent Than Ever, and We Have No One to Blame but Ourselves Americans Are More Violent Than Ever, and We Have No One to Blame but Ourselves
This has been a violent American century—but even less recognized is how our War on Terror helped us to turn on one another.
Aug 24, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino
The American Military Is Truly Exceptional—at Spending Money The American Military Is Truly Exceptional—at Spending Money
Americans can certainly brag about one thing this country has beyond compare: the most expensive military around.
Aug 11, 2023 / William Astore
Oppenheimer Opened a Door. We Can Close It. Oppenheimer Opened a Door. We Can Close It.
A world beyond the bomb is not a utopian fantasy.
Aug 8, 2023 / Derek Johnson
The GOP’s Nazi Problem Has Deep Roots The GOP’s Nazi Problem Has Deep Roots
To build their popular front on the right, Republicans are happy to recruit white nationalists.
Jul 31, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Biden Says There’s No Blockade. Tell That to Yemenis Who Need Medical Care. Biden Says There’s No Blockade. Tell That to Yemenis Who Need Medical Care.
There are just three flights leaving Sana’a every week. But Yemen has an estimated 71,000 cancer patients who need out-of-country care.
Jul 27, 2023 / Shuaib Almosawa and Sarah Lazare
Why the US “Rules-Based Order” Needs Rethinking Why the US “Rules-Based Order” Needs Rethinking
It’s high time for a more inclusive and imaginative political and economic order.
Jul 24, 2023 / Eli Clifton and Amir Handjani