The Idiot’s Grin The Idiot’s Grin
Presiding over a disastrous war and an unconscionable taxpayer bailout of Wall Street, why is George W. Bush still smiling?
Mar 19, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Experts Speak on Iraq The Experts Speak on Iraq
To mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War, some daily inspiration from the experts who led us there.
Mar 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky and Christopher Cerf
Reviving Vietnam War Tactics Reviving Vietnam War Tactics
One of Gen. Petraeus's top advisors advocates a return to the global Phoenix program used during the Vietnam War.
Mar 13, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
The War and the Working Class The War and the Working Class
Young people drawn into combat by the "economic draft" are being treated just as poorly as all the other workers in this neoliberal economy.
Mar 13, 2008 / Feature / Michael Zweig
The Wages of Peace The Wages of Peace
Spending on the war in Iraq is a job killer. Ending the war would be the real stimulus package.
Mar 13, 2008 / Feature / Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier
Who Said the War Would Pay for Itself? They Did! Who Said the War Would Pay for Itself? They Did!
Unwise words from the "experts" who promised a cost-free war.
Mar 13, 2008 / Feature / Victor Navasky and Christopher Cerf
It’s the War Economy, Stupid! It’s the War Economy, Stupid!
Among the major causes of the current economic crisis is the staggering cost of the war in Iraq.
Mar 13, 2008 / The Editors
Class War (chart) Class War (chart)
Who's losing and who's winning at home from the US occupation of Iraq?
Mar 13, 2008 / Feature / The Nation
Washington-Based Antiwar Coalition Re-emerges Washington-Based Antiwar Coalition Re-emerges
Targets McCain, Iraq costs.
Feb 28, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Obama’s Mercenary Position Obama’s Mercenary Position
He calls private security forces "unaccountable" but may use them in Iraq. Meanwhile, Clinton wants to ban them. UPDATED
Feb 27, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill