America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases
Meet the secret bases that make up the backbone of a new American robotic way of war.
Oct 17, 2011 / Nick Turse
Jeremy Scahill: Al-Shabab’s Deadly Bomb Blast in Somalia Jeremy Scahill: Al-Shabab’s Deadly Bomb Blast in Somalia
Al-Shabab is the direct product of America's short-sighted and invasive foreign policy and American involvement in Somalia has benefitted the radical groups it has set out to defea...
Oct 5, 2011 / Press Room
Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West
The proverbial bogeymen of our world—Osama, Saddam, Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad—are clearly meant to act like so many mini-black holes absorbing all our fears. But they won’t save t...
Sep 26, 2011 / Pepe Escobar
10 Reasons Why the UN Occupation of Haiti Must End 10 Reasons Why the UN Occupation of Haiti Must End
It's past time for a speedy withdrawal of all UN soldiers from Haiti.
Sep 26, 2011 / Greg Grandin and Keane Bhatt
As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears
Israel’s expansion project in the West Bank and Jerusalem is ensuring that the “nation” that the UN might grant membership will be each day a little smaller, a li...
Sep 22, 2011 / Sandy Tolan
Obama’s UN Debacle Obama’s UN Debacle
The White House capitulates to the Israel Lobby and its GOP annex.
Sep 22, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Rick Perry Plays to Right-Wing Fantasy That Obama Opposes Israel Rick Perry Plays to Right-Wing Fantasy That Obama Opposes Israel
The Texas Governor addressed pro-Israel activists in New York, telling them he would be a stauncher ally than President Obama.
Sep 20, 2011 / Ben Adler
Scamming Washington Scamming Washington
Don't be embarrassed that you answered that email from that "Nigerian princess"—over the past decade, the US government has been suckered into much bigger scams.
Sep 20, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
Obama’s Global Arc of Instability Obama’s Global Arc of Instability
When it comes to subjecting resource-rich, developing countries to American military power, President Obama is in the process of outdoing his predecessor.
Sep 19, 2011 / Nick Turse
President Obama’s Very Own ‘War on Terror,’ Cont’d President Obama’s Very Own ‘War on Terror,’ Cont’d
It’s spreading fast, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria and West Africa.
Sep 19, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss