US Wars and Military Action

US marines outside of Falluja in 2004.

The United States Is the Real Extremist Country The United States Is the Real Extremist Country

Our investment in destruction is anything but normal.

May 8, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Donald Trump speaking at the final session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

Hail Donald Caesar! Hail Donald Caesar!

A new bill might give Trump a blank check for war.

May 3, 2018 / Danny Sjursen

US Marines in Afghanistan

America Just Has One War—That It Keeps Losing America Just Has One War—That It Keeps Losing

Why can’t the best military in the world win?

May 1, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs

Trump Macron

Macron’s Mission Accomplished? Macron’s Mission Accomplished?

During his state visit, Macron made a bid to keep the Iranian nuclear accord alive while advocating for an increased Western role in Syria.

Apr 26, 2018 / James Carden

Why Is Heidi Heitkamp Enabling Donald Trump?

Why Is Heidi Heitkamp Enabling Donald Trump? Why Is Heidi Heitkamp Enabling Donald Trump?

Her party, the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League, has a rich history of opposing war hawks. She should have stuck with it instead of backing Pompeo.

Apr 26, 2018 / John Nichols

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Letters From the May 21, 2018, Issue Letters From the May 21, 2018, Issue

Crossed wires… Painfully prescient
… Misreading, misleading?…

Apr 26, 2018 / Our Readers, Mark Dowie, Mark Hertsgaard, and James Carden

Red Square in Moscow

Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia

Cooperation with Moscow remains vital for American national security, but “Russiagate” allegations, now codified in a DNC lawsuit, are making that decades-long pursuit a crime.

Apr 25, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Inter-Korean Summit

South and North Korea Prepare to Discuss an End to the Korean War South and North Korea Prepare to Discuss an End to the Korean War

But Washington’s pundit class seems united against a peace process.

Apr 25, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Border Patrol US/Mexico

Over 7,000 Bodies Have Been Found at the US-Mexican Border Since the ’90s Over 7,000 Bodies Have Been Found at the US-Mexican Border Since the ’90s

And that’s an underestimate.

Apr 24, 2018 / Todd Miller

rand paul interview

Rand Paul, Surrender Monkey Rand Paul, Surrender Monkey

He betrayed the Constitution and his constituents. Perhaps most tragically, he betrayed himself.

Apr 24, 2018 / John Nichols

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