Trump Will Be Gone Soon. Now Comes the Hard Part. Trump Will Be Gone Soon. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Democracy will not survive if we don’t change the ruinous establishment policies—by both parties—that brought the country to this moment.
Jan 13, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage
Biden Should Think Big in the Middle East Biden Should Think Big in the Middle East
We must address the interconnected conflicts there as the equivalent of a regional/world war. That requires an international conference under UN auspices.
Jan 12, 2021 / James Zogby
Biden Should Do What Trump Never Could: End America’s Forever Wars Biden Should Do What Trump Never Could: End America’s Forever Wars
As we near 20 years of the War on Terror, it’s time for Biden to make good on his promise to end America’s failed military crusades.
Jan 11, 2021 / Nick Turse
Biden Must Do More Than Rejoin the Iran Nuke Deal Biden Must Do More Than Rejoin the Iran Nuke Deal
We need a decisive break from the previous century of US policy toward Iran, which has been based on domination.
Jan 5, 2021 / Azadeh Shahshahani and Khury Petersen-Smith
Biden Must End the Forever Wars Biden Must End the Forever Wars
The American public, exhausted by the pandemic and two decades of war, is in no mood for military adventurism.
Jan 4, 2021 / Feature / David Klion
Can We Finally Stop Marching to Disaster? Can We Finally Stop Marching to Disaster?
Under a Biden presidency, perhaps the horrors of 2020 can force a real conversation about national security in 2021.
Dec 30, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon
Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness
Even as Bernie Sanders holds up a Pentagon spending bill to force a Senate vote on $2,000 payments, most House Democrats approve another DOD blank check.
Dec 30, 2020 / John Nichols
The CIA Is Running Death Squads in Afghanistan The CIA Is Running Death Squads in Afghanistan
Reports of atrocities supported by the American intelligence agency underscore the need to end America’s longest war.
Dec 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Military Will Test Soldiers for Drugs—but Not Covid-19 The Military Will Test Soldiers for Drugs—but Not Covid-19
Thousands of service members have been diagnosed with the virus. Meanwhile, the military tells them they have to pay for the test out of pocket.
Dec 18, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Letters From the December 28, 2020/January 4, 2021, Issue Letters From the December 28, 2020/January 4, 2021, Issue
No great mystery… Supreme obstacle… Paradise lost…
Dec 15, 2020 / Our Readers