Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent
New documents raise questions about the soldier's mental health.
Jun 12, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You
An Air Force veteran explains how we all got drafted into the American national security state.
Jun 12, 2014 / William J. Astore
Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure
Beset by infighting among militias and rampant arms trafficking, Libya in 2014 illustrates the dangers of Western military intervention.
Jun 10, 2014 / Jesse Franzblau and Foreign Policy In Focus
Iraq’s Nightmare Gets Worse Iraq’s Nightmare Gets Worse
The consequences of the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003 continue to play out.
Jun 10, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
America at War: A Record of Unparalleled Failure America at War: A Record of Unparalleled Failure
In fifty years of nearly nonstop American warfare, we’ve learned little and achieved less.
Jun 10, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
The Bergdahl Saga Could Explode in the GOP’s Face The Bergdahl Saga Could Explode in the GOP’s Face
Putting Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on trial could put the entire, crazy war itself in the dock.
Jun 9, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit? Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit?
A new graphic novel documents the intense legal wranglings inside one of the most important trials of the Internet age.
Jun 9, 2014 / Clark Stoeckley
GOP Hawks Seek a Bergdahl-Benghazi Tag Team Against Obama and Clinton GOP Hawks Seek a Bergdahl-Benghazi Tag Team Against Obama and Clinton
But, it turns out, Clinton sided with the hawks on trading for Bergdahl’s release.
Jun 4, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Shinseki’s Resignation Doesn’t Change the VA’s Daunting Problems Shinseki’s Resignation Doesn’t Change the VA’s Daunting Problems
Politicians and the media must focus on the bigger picture: the crisis facing returning veterans and the current inability of the federal government to help them.
May 30, 2014 / George Zornick
Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War
Obama wants to keep almost 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but some members of Congress are saying “not so fast.”
May 28, 2014 / George Zornick