Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous War on America Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous War on America
Every one of Hegseth’s predecessors emphasized unity and a diverse military as key to national progress and defense.
Jan 28, 2025 / Michael T. Klare
The Doomsday Clock Will Move Forward The Doomsday Clock Will Move Forward
So why is the grave threat of nuclear war virtually absent from our politics?
Jan 23, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
High-Tech Militarists Are Hijacking the Trump Administration High-Tech Militarists Are Hijacking the Trump Administration
Breathtaking conflicts of interest are lining oligarchs’ pockets with our tax dollars.
Jan 22, 2025 / William D. Hartung
Free Ismail Lghazaoui! Free Ismail Lghazaoui!
Morocco sentenced the Palestine solidarity activist to prison just for protesting. But the trail of his persecution runs from Israel across the Atlantic to New Jersey and Texas.
Jan 22, 2025 / Nasreen Abd Elal and Rayan El Amine
Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant
The new president uses shock and awe to claim a mandate over demoralized Democrats.
Jan 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer
On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing
And while the “I was for it before I was against it” crowd opposing the ban now stretches from Chuck Schumer to Donald Trump, that doesn’t mean they're right.
Jan 20, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout
How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency
Biden's domestic agenda was the most progressive of any president since Lyndon Johnson. But it was entwined with a foreign policy that leaves his legacy drowned in blood.
Needed: A Sober Assessment of Putin’s Russia to Help End the War Needed: A Sober Assessment of Putin’s Russia to Help End the War
Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power.
Jan 16, 2025 / Stephen Crowley
How American Racism Sabotaged the World’s Fight Against Genocide How American Racism Sabotaged the World’s Fight Against Genocide
The international laws against genocide were deliberately crafted to prevent the US from being held accountable for its crimes against Black and Indigenous people.
Jan 16, 2025 / Anthony Conwright
What Does the Future Hold for Syrian Kurds Post-Assad? What Does the Future Hold for Syrian Kurds Post-Assad?
NATO ally Turkey has emerged as the dominant state power in a new Syria, and is seeking to press its advantage by bombing and occupying more Kurdish territory.
Jan 15, 2025 / Matt Broomfield