US Wars and Military Action

Secretary of State Henry Kissinger make a statement in the State Department briefing room after receiving the Nobel Peace prize.

A People’s Obituary of Henry Kissinger A People’s Obituary of Henry Kissinger

For decades, Kissinger kept the great wheel of American militarism spinning ever forward.

Nov 29, 2023 / Obituary / Greg Grandin

An adult with two children pastes paper onto a wall covered in graffiti

The Humanitarian Pause Is a Chance to Pull Back From a Mindless War The Humanitarian Pause Is a Chance to Pull Back From a Mindless War

The extended hostage exchange offers the opportunity to move from war to cease-fire to negotiations.

Nov 28, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A still from the film Phantom Parrot, which follows the case of human rights activist Muhammad Rabbani.

The Ghosts of the Worldwide Surveillance Apparatus Show Their Hand The Ghosts of the Worldwide Surveillance Apparatus Show Their Hand

Phantom Parrot, a British documentary now screening in the US, sheds light on the Orwellian technologies being used across borders to repress activists, journalists, and others.

Nov 27, 2023 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

freeze the nuclear arms race poster during the cold war, nuclear war tensions

Time for a Transnational Uprising Against a Reckless Escalation of the Arms Race? Time for a Transnational Uprising Against a Reckless Escalation of the Arms Race?

The specter of omnicide looms.

Nov 21, 2023 / Norman Solomon

An arm wearing a green shirt holds up a bulletproof vest with a Hamas insignia

Israel’s Ludicrous Propaganda Wins Over the Only Audience That Counts Israel’s Ludicrous Propaganda Wins Over the Only Audience That Counts

Why make an effort to be credible if you’re going to be uncritically echoed by the White House and Western press?

Nov 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A crowd of people stands in front of a banner reading

Israel’s War on American Student Activists Israel’s War on American Student Activists

For years the Israel on Campus Coalition—a little-known organization with links to Israeli intelligence—has used student informants to spy on pro-Palestinian campus groups.

Nov 17, 2023 / James Bamford

somber photo American flag, US isolationism

Two Cheers for Isolationism Two Cheers for Isolationism

The left should be arguing that the US’s purpose is its own redevelopment—which is incompatible with global primacy.

Nov 17, 2023 / Jeff Faux

Biden hands Netanyahu a pen. US and Israeli flags seen in background

Gaza Shows the Difference Between International Law and the “Rules-Based International Order” Gaza Shows the Difference Between International Law and the “Rules-Based International Order”

World / Forever Wars / November 17, 2023 Gaza Shows the Difference Between International Law and the “Rules-Based International Order” Adherence to US hegemony determines w…

Nov 17, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman

A woman goes through the rubble of her ruined house after the shelling in Russian-controlled territory of Donetsk, Ukraine.

Right Now We Must Remember That War Is Never Obligatory Right Now We Must Remember That War Is Never Obligatory

Russia is a warning of what we might someday face as a nation if we become inured to violence at home and abroad.

Nov 16, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino

US Marines marching in Da Nang, Vietnam, 1965.

How Israel Is Borrowing From the US Playbook in Vietnam How Israel Is Borrowing From the US Playbook in Vietnam

Justifying civilian casualties has a long history.

Nov 14, 2023 / Branko Marcetic

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