40 Years Ago, This Chilean Exile Warned Us About the Shock Doctrine. Then He Was Assassinated. 40 Years Ago, This Chilean Exile Warned Us About the Shock Doctrine. Then He Was Assassinated.
Orlando Letelier’s 1976 Nation essay is still essential reading.
Sep 21, 2016 / Feature / Naomi Klein
Washington Knew Pinochet Ordered an Act of Terrorism on US Soil—but Did Nothing About It Washington Knew Pinochet Ordered an Act of Terrorism on US Soil—but Did Nothing About It
Obama now has an opportunity to commemorate his victims by releasing the still-secret documents that hold the Chilean dictator accountable.
Sep 21, 2016 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
Will US Hawks Again Thwart Yet Another Chance to Diminish the New Cold War in Syria and Ukraine? Will US Hawks Again Thwart Yet Another Chance to Diminish the New Cold War in Syria and Ukraine?
Pro-détente diplomacy is being fiercely opposed by detractors from Washington to Kiev.
Sep 14, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
5 Corporations Now Dominate Our Privatized Intelligence Industry 5 Corporations Now Dominate Our Privatized Intelligence Industry
This unaccountable oligarchy of spies controls the information that guides our military and civilian leaders.
Sep 8, 2016 / Tim Shorrock
Is Julian Assange Exposing Innocent People to Persecution With Reckless Leaks? Is Julian Assange Exposing Innocent People to Persecution With Reckless Leaks?
That’s the accusation from dissidents in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and elsewhere.
Aug 23, 2016 / Mark Hertsgaard
How Obama Helped Lay the Groundwork for Trump’s Thuggery How Obama Helped Lay the Groundwork for Trump’s Thuggery
His refusal to prosecute torturers and his Wild West assassination of bin Laden show how moral complacency can all too easily degenerate into full-blown corruption.
Aug 23, 2016 / Rochelle Gurstein
We Should Be Shocked, Shocked, at Reports of Russian Interference in US Elections We Should Be Shocked, Shocked, at Reports of Russian Interference in US Elections
Because, you know, it’s not as if Washington has ever done the same thing to other countries.
Aug 3, 2016 / William Greider
Can You Spot the American Military in Your Favorite Sci-Fi Film? Can You Spot the American Military in Your Favorite Sci-Fi Film?
Hint: We’re always the bad guys.
Jul 12, 2016 / William J. Astore
How the US and Israel Almost Caused Global Computer Catastrophe How the US and Israel Almost Caused Global Computer Catastrophe
In Zero Days, Alex Gibney examines the terrifying potential of cyberwarfare.
Jul 8, 2016 / Margaret Spillane
What Is the US Military Trying to Hide About Its Missions in Africa? What Is the US Military Trying to Hide About Its Missions in Africa?
The US military has underplayed its missions in Africa by massaging its numbers in testimony to Congress.
Jun 23, 2016 / Nick Turse