Should NATO Exist? Should NATO Exist?
David Klion argues that NATO’s function now is to contain a war, while Chase Madar writes that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows that the US’s European allies are capable of defen...
Apr 15, 2022 / The Debate / David Klion and Chase Madar
The Leftist Argument for Not Paying Your Taxes The Leftist Argument for Not Paying Your Taxes
Not paying taxes for unjust wars has a long history in this country.
Apr 13, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon
Russia’s War in Ukraine: How It Could End Russia’s War in Ukraine: How It Could End
A conversation with Anatol Lieven.
Apr 11, 2022 / Jon Wiener
Our Planet’s Long History of War Our Planet’s Long History of War
Whether we care to realize it or not, we’re now in a strange and threatening new world of war.
Apr 8, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
What Will It Take to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget? What Will It Take to Shrink the Pentagon’s Budget?
We have now reached the point in our collective history where we face three certainties: death, taxes, and ever-soaring spending on weaponry and war.
Apr 6, 2022 / William Astore
Putin’s Miscalculation Should Be a Lesson to the US Putin’s Miscalculation Should Be a Lesson to the US
If there’s one thing to be learned from the present moment, it’s just how fickle such calculations can be and how easily the global situation can turn.
Apr 4, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism
Rather than seek allies among the far right, progressives need to advance our own vision of an inclusive common good against militarism and white nationalism.
Mar 28, 2022 / Tobita Chow and Ben Lorber
Exclusive: Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Chief Warns of “Real Hell” for Russians Exclusive: Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Chief Warns of “Real Hell” for Russians
Brig. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov’s warning that Russia was about to invade his country was widely dismissed—until the war began. So his latest predictions about the course of what is turn...
Mar 25, 2022 / Nicolas Niarchos
We Don’t Need to Go Back to Cold War Spending—We’re Already There We Don’t Need to Go Back to Cold War Spending—We’re Already There
Before Washington embarks on a new Cold War, it’s time to remind ourselves of the global consequences of the last one.
Mar 25, 2022 / William D. Hartung, Nick Cleveland-Stout, and Taylor Giorno
A 20-Year Debacle in Afghanistan A 20-Year Debacle in Afghanistan
Why the American war was destined for catastrophe and tragedy from the start.
Mar 21, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Charlie Savage