Move the Money Out of the Military Move the Money Out of the Military
Join The Nation and RootsAction in calling on Congress to keep military spending at sequester levels or lower and invest instead in vital programs at home.
Mar 18, 2014 / NationAction
Back to Dark Days in Haiti? Back to Dark Days in Haiti?
The president of a country with no external threats, a history of military repression and an abundance of more pressing problems is rebuilding its once-banished military.
Mar 11, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars
Despite the uproar over reductions to defense funding, less than 1 percent of the Pentagon's beefy $550 billion budget will be cut this year.
Mar 6, 2014 / Mattea Kramer
Why Bankrolling Israel Prevents Peace in the Middle East Why Bankrolling Israel Prevents Peace in the Middle East
Progress can’t be made toward a just settlement between Israel and Palestine until Washington quits arming one side to the teeth.
Feb 10, 2014 / Chase Madar
Beating Swords Into Solar Panels Beating Swords Into Solar Panels
Re-purposing America's war machine.
Sep 19, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Miriam Pemberton
Our Other September 11 Our Other September 11
The tragedy of September 11, 1973 belongs not just to the Chileans. It belongs also to the military coup’s enablers—the taxpayers of the United States.
Sep 11, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Syria Plan Blows Up in Obama’s Face Syria Plan Blows Up in Obama’s Face
Anti-Assad forces battling each other as the CIA helps Hezbollah. Yes, Hezbollah.
Jul 16, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Bob Dreyfuss: What History Says About Arming the Syrian Opposition Bob Dreyfuss: What History Says About Arming the Syrian Opposition
While the success of US engagement in the Syrian civil war remains to be seen, this is not the first time the US has attempted to shape the trajectory of foreign conflicts by armin...
Jul 8, 2013 / Press Room
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Cohen: Building an Off-Ramp for Conflict in Syria Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Cohen: Building an Off-Ramp for Conflict in Syria
How to de-escalate the increasing US involvement in the country.
Jun 18, 2013 / Press Room
Obama Tumbles Down Syria’s Slippery Slope Obama Tumbles Down Syria’s Slippery Slope
Aiding Syria’s ragtag rebels means, well, backing Al Qaeda.
Jun 14, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss