Terrorism

Trump Prayer Breakfast

Trump’s Biggest Crime Isn’t Being Covered by the Mainstream Media Trump’s Biggest Crime Isn’t Being Covered by the Mainstream Media

It’s been overlooked, but it probably makes him the most criminal president in history.

Sep 6, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Trump Navy

Is the US Military Winning the War on Terror? Sure. Is the US Military Winning the War on Terror? Sure.

It just depends on how you define “winning.”

Sep 4, 2018 / Nick Turse

Trump Saudi Arms Deal

America’s Gulf Allies Are Making the World a More Dangerous Place America’s Gulf Allies Are Making the World a More Dangerous Place

Maybe it’s time to ask, “With friends like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, who needs enemies?”

Aug 15, 2018 / Kate Kizer

Bill O'Reilly Islamophobia

The Real Founders of Fake News? American Islamophobes The Real Founders of Fake News? American Islamophobes

It was anti-Muslim bigots who perfected the art of misrepresentation.

Jul 31, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs

on of the presidential age limit

The US Turns a Blind Eye to Uganda’s Assault on Democracy The US Turns a Blind Eye to Uganda’s Assault on Democracy

For decades, dictator Yoweri Museveni has been a stalwart ally of the US military, while oppressing his own people.

Jul 20, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein

Courtroom sketch of 9/11 defendants

How Government Secrecy on Torture Has Stymied the 9/11 Terror Prosecution How Government Secrecy on Torture Has Stymied the 9/11 Terror Prosecution

This case is the last front in the long-running battle over the Bush-era torture regime.

Jul 19, 2018 / Lisa Hajjar

US Special Forces in Mali

Special Operations Forces Continue to Expand Across the World—Without Congressional Oversight Special Operations Forces Continue to Expand Across the World—Without Congressional Oversight

Even Congress doesn’t know the extent of American military reach.

Jul 17, 2018 / Nick Turse

Protest Against Islamophobia in France

What a Foiled Plot to Execute Muslims Reveals About Islamophobia in France What a Foiled Plot to Execute Muslims Reveals About Islamophobia in France

The planned attack faded from the news, but media narratives of Islam’s incompatibility with the Republic remain.

Jul 10, 2018 / Karina Piser

Immigrant children separated

Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids

The Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility set the stage structurally, institutionally, and legally for what we’ve just witnessed at the border.

Jun 26, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg

Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate

Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate

The establishment consensus has failed. Citizen intervention can change that.

Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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