Murder in Yemen Murder in Yemen
How does Obama justify killing innocents this time?
Dec 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Fateful Decision for Germany’s Social Democrats Fateful Decision for Germany’s Social Democrats
Can they survive another grand coalition with Angela Merkel’s CDU—and is it too late to rejuvenate the party that once subordinated capitalism to the public good?
Dec 10, 2013 / Norman Birnbaum
Repression Deepens in Egypt Repression Deepens in Egypt
At first it was the Muslim Brotherhood. Now dozens of journalists, non-Islamist activists and students have been detained and beaten.
Dec 9, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
How the CIA Bungled the War on Terror How the CIA Bungled the War on Terror
It's like Hollywood without the happy ending.
Dec 5, 2013 / Pratap Chatterjee
Rubio’s Foreign Policy: Not Ready for Prime Time Rubio’s Foreign Policy: Not Ready for Prime Time
Two recent speeches by the Florida Republican suggest a steep learning curve.
Dec 4, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Ending the Cuba Travel Crisis Ending the Cuba Travel Crisis
Irrational US policy is keeping hundreds of thousands of Cubans from spending the holidays with their families.
Dec 3, 2013 / Tom Hayden
The Enduring Cult of the Vietnam ‘Missing in Action’ The Enduring Cult of the Vietnam ‘Missing in Action’
How a propaganda goof by Richard Nixon’s administration midwifed an urban legend that scarred American foreign policy and domestic politics for a generation.
Dec 3, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Could Google and the NSA Make Whistleblowers Disappear? Could Google and the NSA Make Whistleblowers Disappear?
There will be no need to kill a future Edward Snowden. He will already be dead.
Dec 3, 2013 / Peter Van Buren
US Must Step Lightly in East China Sea Dispute US Must Step Lightly in East China Sea Dispute
The last thing Obama needs to do in his “pivot” to Asia is try to “contain” China.
Nov 27, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
How Mohammed Warsame Became an Accidental ‘Terrorist’ How Mohammed Warsame Became an Accidental ‘Terrorist’
In the wake of 9/11, prosecutors have embraced “special administrative measures” to keep terrorism suspects guilty until proven otherwise.
Nov 27, 2013 / David Thomas