This Is the End of the American Century This Is the End of the American Century
It sure has been a disaster.
Nov 8, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
For the Women of Afghanistan, the War Isn’t Over For the Women of Afghanistan, the War Isn’t Over
War is never over when it’s over—but especially for the women of Afghanistan, both at home and abroad.
Nov 5, 2021 / Ann Jones
Do We Really Need Another Cold War? Do We Really Need Another Cold War?
The world barely survived the first one—Biden could prevent the next.
Oct 28, 2021 / David Vine
Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan
How to avoid US-Chinese military conflict in the Western Pacific.
Oct 27, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
Why I Opposed the Patriot Act Why I Opposed the Patriot Act
Reckoning with 20 years of the surveillance state.
Oct 26, 2021 / Russ Feingold
Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan
The political cost of leaving Afghanistan has largely been paid—and the geopolitical consequences have been positive.
Oct 26, 2021 / Trita Parsi, Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner, and Artin DerSimonian
Climate Change Has Exposed the Decline of the American Empire Climate Change Has Exposed the Decline of the American Empire
Responding to the climate crisis has become a race against time, and our government still dawdles at the starting line.
Oct 26, 2021 / William deBuys
The Guns of North Carolina: Training for the Next January 6? The Guns of North Carolina: Training for the Next January 6?
The barrage of gunfire and explosions from this “Tactical and Cultural Training Center” in the North Carolina woods already has the majority-Black town next door on edge. How worri...
Oct 22, 2021 / Column / Laura Flanders
The Biden Administration’s Sanctions Review Is a Joke The Biden Administration’s Sanctions Review Is a Joke
After nine months of investigation, the Treasury Department released seven pages doing little more than patting itself on the back.
Oct 22, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Who Will Be the Barbara Lee of the Next Great Disaster? Who Will Be the Barbara Lee of the Next Great Disaster?
And will we believe her this time?
Oct 22, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon