US Wars and Military Action

US Troops Afghanistan

The Generations Lost to America’s Infinite War The Generations Lost to America’s Infinite War

Wars are no longer won—they just continue forever, taking generations of American soldiers with them.

Aug 6, 2018 / Nick Turse

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Letters From the August 27-September 3, 2018, Issue Letters From the August 27-September 3, 2018, Issue

In-justice… America’s war habit… Editors’ note… Nicaragua: where the truth lies (web only)…

Aug 2, 2018 / Our Readers and John Perry

‘Random Murder, Rape, and Pillage’: A US Soldier Describes 1968 in Vietnam

‘Random Murder, Rape, and Pillage’: A US Soldier Describes 1968 in Vietnam ‘Random Murder, Rape, and Pillage’: A US Soldier Describes 1968 in Vietnam

Whatever you do, don’t eat the apricots out of a C-ration can.

Aug 2, 2018 / Q&A / Nick Turse

Ron Dellums

Ron Dellums Maintained a ‘Relentless Faith in Our Ability to Make a Better World’ Ron Dellums Maintained a ‘Relentless Faith in Our Ability to Make a Better World’

The former congressman, who has died at 82, was a proud battler for peace and justice who took the activism of the streets to Congress.

Jul 30, 2018 / John Nichols

Trump and Kim handshake in Singapore

An Audacious Proposal for a US–North Korean Alliance An Audacious Proposal for a US–North Korean Alliance

Five analysts propose remaking the 1953 armistice to provide security guarantees to Kim Jong-un.

Jul 27, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Donald Trump makes statement on Iran

The United States Was Failing Long Before Donald Trump The United States Was Failing Long Before Donald Trump

The American experiment in democracy may be coming to an unseemly end.

Jul 26, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Pompeo Iran Speech

How the Neocon Plan to Destabilize Iran Will Blow Back on the United States How the Neocon Plan to Destabilize Iran Will Blow Back on the United States

A destabilized Iran would make post-invasion Iraq look like Disney World by comparison.

Jul 26, 2018 / Juan Cole

Ro Khanna during an interview

Rep. Ro Khanna’s Fight Against American Election Meddling Rep. Ro Khanna’s Fight Against American Election Meddling

The Nation speaks with Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) on his proposed legislation to prohibit US election interference abroad.

Jul 23, 2018 / James Carden

Trump Navy

Donald Trump’s Flight 93 Doctrine Donald Trump’s Flight 93 Doctrine

This might be the most self-defeating approach ever adopted by a modern American president.

Jul 23, 2018 / John Feffer

Bruce Fein

Constitutional Lawyer Bruce Fein on the Effort to Stop ‘Presidential Wars’ Constitutional Lawyer Bruce Fein on the Effort to Stop ‘Presidential Wars’

He’s proposing legislation that could halt extrajudicial US military intervention.

Jul 19, 2018 / James Carden

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