China’s ‘Gift’ to the US Over North Korea China’s ‘Gift’ to the US Over North Korea
There’s a sense of cooperation developing between the two greatest world powers.
May 30, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Naming Our Nameless War Naming Our Nameless War
From North Africa to the Middle East to China’s Central Asian border, how many years will it be?
May 28, 2013 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Precarious Legal Grounds for Targeted Killings Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Precarious Legal Grounds for Targeted Killings
Yesterday, Obama laid out the justification for killing US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki. But his reasoning had very little legal grounding at all.
May 24, 2013 / Press Room
Was the Assassination of Four US Citizens Legal? Was the Assassination of Four US Citizens Legal?
Obama discussed the targeted killing operation today, but will anything really change?
May 23, 2013 / Jeremy Scahill
Iran’s Critical Election, Part I Iran’s Critical Election, Part I
Lots of candidates, real politics in Iran.
May 17, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Progress on US-Russia Peace Talks on Syria? Progress on US-Russia Peace Talks on Syria?
McCain seems worried by the idea of peace, and the State Department refuses to rule out a role for Iran.
May 15, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The $385 Billion Military-Industrial Boondoggle You’ve Never Heard Of The $385 Billion Military-Industrial Boondoggle You’ve Never Heard Of
America's foreign bases are more staggering than ever—and, with your tax dollars, an empire of private contractors is holding them down.
May 14, 2013 / David Vine
The Troubling Case of Gregory Hicks The Troubling Case of Gregory Hicks
He might be wrong about Benghazi—but Gregory Hicks is still a whistleblower and he shouldn’t be retaliated against.
May 10, 2013 / George Zornick
The Most Compelling Testimony From the Congressional Drone Hearing The Most Compelling Testimony From the Congressional Drone Hearing
Congressional progressives held an important hearing on Capitol Hill this week, urging more transparency from the adminsitration about its drone policy.
May 9, 2013 / George Zornick
Why Arming Syria’s Rebels Is Still a Bad Idea Why Arming Syria’s Rebels Is Still a Bad Idea
“Humanitarian” intervention would only deepen the humanitarian disaster.
May 8, 2013 / The Editors