A New Middle East A New Middle East
The protesters who have filled the streets of Arab cities for months now are demanding democracy and open government, and an end to the corruption and brutal humiliations of autocr...
Aug 24, 2011 / The Editors
Obama’s NATO War for Oil in Libya Obama’s NATO War for Oil in Libya
Don’t believe for one moment that the US backing for Libya’s opposition was about freedom.
Aug 23, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Big Oil Moving Back Into Libya Big Oil Moving Back Into Libya
Right on schedule, the multinationals follow the rebels into Tripoli.
Aug 22, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Fall of Qaddafi The Fall of Qaddafi
Not exactly an earthshaking event, and no great victory for NATO.
Aug 22, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iran in Gray, Not Black and White Iran in Gray, Not Black and White
It's time to end the vitriol over Iran. But in a presidential year, that’s not likely.
Aug 18, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
George W. Obama? Symptoms of the Bush-Obama Presidency George W. Obama? Symptoms of the Bush-Obama Presidency
Is it too soon to speak of the Bush-Obama presidency? A look at Obama's perpetuation of Bush's economic and national security policies.
Aug 18, 2011 / David Bromwich
Has the Pentagon’s Post-9/11 Spending Spree Made Us Safer? Has the Pentagon’s Post-9/11 Spending Spree Made Us Safer?
The US has spent nearly $8 trillion on national security since 9/11. Do you feel any safer?
Aug 16, 2011 / Chris Hellman
Inside Kenya’s Overflowing Refugee Camps Inside Kenya’s Overflowing Refugee Camps
The famine in Somalia was not simply sparked by nature but by disastrous foreign interventions that are now impeding aid.
Aug 15, 2011 / Lauren Sutherland
Rick Perry’s Neocon Friends Rick Perry’s Neocon Friends
Isn’t one war-crazed governor from Texas enough for this century?
Aug 15, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Could the Pentagon Be Responsible for Your Death? Could the Pentagon Be Responsible for Your Death?
A look at a potentially shocking Pentagon program to influence jihadis online that Congress should investigate fast.
Aug 11, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt