The Secret Nation-Building Boom of the Obama Years The Secret Nation-Building Boom of the Obama Years
As the infrastructure of many U.S. cities crumbles, the Pentagon continues to pump over a billion dollars into military bases throughout the Middle East.
Nov 15, 2012 / Nick Turse
Nobel Laureates Salute Bradley Manning Nobel Laureates Salute Bradley Manning
As people who have devoted our lives to forging a more peaceful and just world, we salute Manning's courage and condemn his treatment at the hands of the government.
Nov 14, 2012 / Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire, and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination
Israel's air force assassinated Hamas leader Ahmad Jaabari. As the Israeli airstrikes continued today, seven more Palestinians were killed and at least 30 were injured, ten cri...
Nov 14, 2012 / Phyllis Bennis
Obama on Petraeus, Iran and Syria Obama on Petraeus, Iran and Syria
The president's foreign policy news conference knocked down conspiracy theories and raised a glimmer of hope on talks with Iran. But worries remain about our engagement with Sy...
Nov 14, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Meaning of a Do-Nothing Election The Meaning of a Do-Nothing Election
What does this election mean for the future of the country? Are electoral politics really a mechanism for change?
Nov 13, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Iran Shoots at US Drone Iran Shoots at US Drone
A near-miss, in many senses of the word.
Nov 9, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
China Matters China Matters
The other great world power is having a leadership contest, too.
Nov 8, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Foreign Policy: What’s at Stake Foreign Policy: What’s at Stake
Despite the list of Obama's foreign policy failures, there's no question that Romney's cabinet of neconservative war hawks would be even worse.
Nov 5, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
China’s Shaky Leadership Transition China’s Shaky Leadership Transition
It’s taking place amid deep intraparty divisions and growing public anger over corruption.
Oct 31, 2012 / Feature / Peter Kwong
Singularly Adaptable: On Alain Mabanckou Singularly Adaptable: On Alain Mabanckou
In Black Bazaar, characters vent and stumble over their shared obsession with the colonial past.
Oct 30, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier