Blinken and Biden Are Right: Afghanistan Is Not Saigon Blinken and Biden Are Right: Afghanistan Is Not Saigon
But not in the way they think.
Sep 15, 2021 / Alfred McCoy
Germany’s Secret Success: Turning Immigration Into a Nonissue Germany’s Secret Success: Turning Immigration Into a Nonissue
Despite predictions of electoral disaster, Angela Merkel’s decision to admit 1.7 million asylum seekers has become politically popular.
Sep 14, 2021 / Linda Mannheim
George W. Bush Still Owes the World an Apology George W. Bush Still Owes the World an Apology
In his speech marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Bush made no attempt at taking responsibility for the tragedies that followed that awful day.
Sep 13, 2021 / Joan Walsh
The $8 Trillion Cost of Failure The $8 Trillion Cost of Failure
The time and money it took to give Kabul to the Taliban could have been used to help struggling Americans.
Sep 9, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
The Fierce, Enduring Legacy of America’s Anti–Afghanistan War Protests The Fierce, Enduring Legacy of America’s Anti–Afghanistan War Protests
These photos from 20 years ago remind us that resistance to the war began even before the war itself.
Sep 9, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon
How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American” How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American”
Before 9/11, Muslims were just another of this country’s many religious groups. After, they became a targeted, racialized minority.
Sep 9, 2021 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi
Why America Goes to War Why America Goes to War
Money drives the US military machine.
Sep 9, 2021 / Feature / Andrew Cockburn
From Vietnam to Afghanistan—and Back: An Offering From Vietnam to Afghanistan—and Back: An Offering
If you only ever imagined us as your enemies, how could we be anything else?
Sep 8, 2021 / Drew Pham
The War on Terror Is Still Alive and Well The War on Terror Is Still Alive and Well
Joe Biden deserves praise for pulling the troops out of Afghanistan—but 20 years after 9/11, the War on Terror continues.
Sep 8, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage
The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion
From the beginning, the War on Terror merged red-hot vengeance with calculated opportunism. Millions are still paying the price.