Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy
Our bipartisan elite is always willing to forgive war crimes by its made men.
Jul 7, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic
But on security and Ukraine, he’s making more sense than the crackpot establishment.
Jul 5, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Happy Anti-Imperialist Fourth of July Happy Anti-Imperialist Fourth of July
John Quincy Adams warned on July 4, 1821, that the US should speak "the language of equal liberty, of equal justice, and of equal rights"—not of empire. He was right.
Jul 4, 2023 / John Nichols
The Pentagon Won Big With the Debt Ceiling Bill The Pentagon Won Big With the Debt Ceiling Bill
And thanks to a loophole in the budget deal, national security spending will only increase.
Jul 3, 2023 / William D. Hartung and Julia Gledhill
After the Deluge: Turkey Extends Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Rule After the Deluge: Turkey Extends Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Rule
With his opposition defeated and demoralized, Turkey's autocratic president now has a free hand.
Jun 28, 2023 / Kaya Genç
The CIA’s New Nord Stream Narrative Is Terrifying The CIA’s New Nord Stream Narrative Is Terrifying
Should we believe American officials who claim they can’t stop Ukraine from reckless escalation?
Jun 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Daniel Ellsberg’s Heroism Began With Listening to the Anti-War Left Daniel Ellsberg’s Heroism Began With Listening to the Anti-War Left
The whistleblower confronted his complicity in the Vietnam-era war machine. His successors within it prefer to show up at Henry Kissinger’s gala.
Jun 16, 2023 / Spencer Ackerman
The US Versus China The US Versus China
Continued failures to resolve fundamental differences over Taiwan could lead to war.
Jun 14, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
War Causes Pain at Home, Not Just Abroad War Causes Pain at Home, Not Just Abroad
In the US, so many of us do feel the painful results of our disastrous distant wars of this century, whether we know it or not.
Jun 14, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino
Is America Worth Saving? Is America Worth Saving?
Known as “the arsenal of democracy” during World War II, America has now simply become an arsenal.
Jun 9, 2023 / William Astore