US Wars and Military Action

Don’t Be So Quick to Defend Woodrow Wilson

Don’t Be So Quick to Defend Woodrow Wilson Don’t Be So Quick to Defend Woodrow Wilson

It would be a grave mistake to ignore the link between Wilson’s white supremacy at home and his racist militarism abroad.

Nov 24, 2015 / Greg Grandin

A Broad Coalition of Okinawans Says No to a New US Marine Corps Base

A Broad Coalition of Okinawans Says No to a New US Marine Corps Base A Broad Coalition of Okinawans Says No to a New US Marine Corps Base

A delegation to DC asks the Obama administration to respect democracy.

Nov 23, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

‘Bringing History to Bear’

‘Bringing History to Bear’ ‘Bringing History to Bear’

Celebrating 150 years of dialogue and dissent.

Nov 19, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Here’s What Not to Do After Paris

Here’s What Not to Do After Paris Here’s What Not to Do After Paris

Why do Republican presidential candidates insist on giving ISIS exactly what it wants?

Nov 19, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

France’s Ramped-Up Syria Bombing Comes Up Empty

France’s Ramped-Up Syria Bombing Comes Up Empty France’s Ramped-Up Syria Bombing Comes Up Empty

The impulse to “do something” doesn’t guarantee results against the Islamic State. Should we worry about what it will take?

Nov 18, 2015 / Ali Gharib

Will Paris Melt the New US-Russian Cold War?

Will Paris Melt the New US-Russian Cold War? Will Paris Melt the New US-Russian Cold War?

Paris and Moscow form an alliance while Washington dithers.

Nov 18, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

US Special Forces in Africa

The US Military’s Best-Kept Secret The US Military’s Best-Kept Secret

For years, American military expansion in Africa has gone largely unnoticed, thanks to a deliberate effort to keep the public in the shadows.

Nov 17, 2015 / Nick Turse

Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences

Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences

Anti-Muslim hate crimes are up, but that’s not all.

Nov 17, 2015 / John Knefel

Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work

Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work

When we respond to terror attacks with air strikes and drone killings, we seem oblivious to the terror for which we ourselves are responsible.

Nov 17, 2015 / Mary Kaldor

There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS

There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS

Neither airstrikes nor boots on the ground will do it. We must address the conditions that led to its rise, and that means ending the Syrian civil war and the regional Saudi-Irania...

Nov 16, 2015 / Yousef Munayyer

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