November 3, 1986: The Iran/Contra Weapons-for-Hostages Deal Is Exposed November 3, 1986: The Iran/Contra Weapons-for-Hostages Deal Is Exposed
“The arms deal did not take place on the margins of policy but at its very heart.”
Nov 3, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
‘Make No Mistake About It, This Is a War’ ‘Make No Mistake About It, This Is a War’
U.S. ground troops are being sent to Syria without congressional authorization. Why are so few members speaking up?
Nov 2, 2015 / John Nichols
October 28, 2005: White House Official ‘Scooter’ Libby Is Indicted in the Valerie Plame Affair October 28, 2005: White House Official ‘Scooter’ Libby Is Indicted in the Valerie Plame Affair
“One doesn’t need indictments—or convictions—to see this case as a clear representation of the way Bush and his crew do business.“
Oct 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Syria May Be the First Climate-Change Conflict, but It Won’t Be the Last Syria May Be the First Climate-Change Conflict, but It Won’t Be the Last
While our political establishment dithers, the Pentagon recognizes that climate change is an immediate threat to national security.
Oct 27, 2015 / Joshua Holland
The Benghazi Hearings We Need The Benghazi Hearings We Need
It is time to challenge a global overreach that has failed repeatedly in the past and seems doomed to fail in the future.
Oct 27, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
American Special Operations Forces Have a Very Funny Definition of Success American Special Operations Forces Have a Very Funny Definition of Success
US Special Operations forces have deployed to 147 countries this year. To what end, exactly?
Oct 26, 2015 / Nick Turse
The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce
Enduring an 11-hour festival of mansplaining, with a sexist assist from GOP women, Hillary Clinton looked calm and presidential.
Oct 23, 2015 / Joan Walsh
US Engagement in the Middle East Is Riskier Than Ever US Engagement in the Middle East Is Riskier Than Ever
Twelve years after the invasion of Iraq, the US presses onward in a region where it has few clear goals. What could go wrong?
Oct 22, 2015 / Peter Van Buren
What’s Wrong With Obama’s Decision to Keep Troops in Afghanistan What’s Wrong With Obama’s Decision to Keep Troops in Afghanistan
They’re protecting the tenuous grip on power of an increasingly unpopular government.
Oct 22, 2015 / The Editors
What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters
They’re drawn to the movement for reasons that have little to do with belief in extremist Islam.
Oct 21, 2015 / Lydia Wilson