The Alternatives to More War in Iraq The Alternatives to More War in Iraq
To reject the “Long War” doctrine, the American left first has to understand it.
Aug 13, 2014 / Tom Hayden
By Authorizing Air Strikes, Did Obama Open the Door for the Iraq Hawks? By Authorizing Air Strikes, Did Obama Open the Door for the Iraq Hawks?
The president continues a two-decade legacy of wrapping the military option in Iraq in humanitarian packaging.
Aug 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Remembering the Folly of ‘Blank-Check’ War and ‘Escalation Unlimited’ Remembering the Folly of ‘Blank-Check’ War and ‘Escalation Unlimited’
Fifty years ago, Senators Wayne Morse and Ernest Gruening cast visionary votes against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and war in Southeast Asia.
Aug 7, 2014 / John Nichols
It Is a Wonder We Are Still Alive It Is a Wonder We Are Still Alive
Sixty-nine years ago today, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, beginning a countdown toward the inglorious end of our species.
Aug 5, 2014 / Noam Chomsky
China, America and a New Cold War in Africa? China, America and a New Cold War in Africa?
Is the conflict in South Sudan the opening salvo in the battle for a continent?
Jul 31, 2014 / Nick Turse
Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’? Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’?
Has the romanticization of American history allowed the resurgence of discriminatory practices in recent episodes of crisis?
Jul 30, 2014 / Erin Corbett and Back Issues
The War Hawks Are Back, and They Still Sound Like Little Boys Playing With Toy Soldiers The War Hawks Are Back, and They Still Sound Like Little Boys Playing With Toy Soldiers
Washington’s armchair generals are salivating at the world’s current turmoil, seeing a chance to rehabilitate themselves.
Jul 23, 2014 / William Greider
How America Changed the Meaning of War How America Changed the Meaning of War
After 9/11, the US invented a new kind of borderless, pre-emptive warfare, plunging the world into an endless cycle of violence.
Jul 22, 2014 / Jonathan Schell
The Iraq That Washington Built The Iraq That Washington Built
“Fear, arbitrary arrests, indiscriminate bombing, killing, an uncertain future—this is the new democratic Iraq.”
Jul 17, 2014 / Dahr Jamail
Does America Still Torture? Does America Still Torture?
President Barack Obama made a big deal of turning the page on Bush-era “interrogration techniques,” but how much has really changed?
Jul 10, 2014 / Rebecca Gordon