National Security Council and United Nations Shakeup: Liberal Interventionists Take Over National Security Council and United Nations Shakeup: Liberal Interventionists Take Over
WIll Obama be swayed by Susan Rice and Samantha Power?
Jun 5, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
China Benefits From Bush’s Folly China Benefits From Bush’s Folly
China did not participate in the Iraq war, but is still reaping the benefits of its prize—oil.
Jun 4, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Will Pigs (and the AFL-CIO) Trample the Obama-Xi Talks? Will Pigs (and the AFL-CIO) Trample the Obama-Xi Talks?
Lots at stake when President Obama and China’s President Xi meet in California this week.
Jun 3, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
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