As Trump Lays Out a War Pretext, the Media Misses the Context As Trump Lays Out a War Pretext, the Media Misses the Context
The only threat Iran poses to the US is in retaliation to Trump’s attacks.
Jun 27, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
Will US Elites Give Détente With Russia a Chance? Will US Elites Give Détente With Russia a Chance?
The Trump-Putin meeting in Japan is crucial for both leaders—and for the world.
Jun 26, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Ask Democratic Debaters 2 Simple Questions About Who Gets to Start Wars Ask Democratic Debaters 2 Simple Questions About Who Gets to Start Wars
Will the Democrats who would be president agree to Congressman Ro Khanna’s proposal to check and balance presidential warmaking?
Jun 26, 2019 / John Nichols
2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending 2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending
They should take a stand at the debates against the Pentagon’s bloated budget.
Jun 25, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The New Anti-War Movement The New Anti-War Movement
A younger generation skeptical of the US military is moving beyond street protests and into the halls of power.
Jun 25, 2019 / Allegra Harpootlian
Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump’s Saber Rattling on Iran Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump’s Saber Rattling on Iran
In a remarkable exchange, the senator rejects the notion that a “limited strike” on Iran is anything less than “an act of warfare” that could lead to catastrophe.
Jun 24, 2019 / John Nichols
What Trump’s Selective D-Day Commemorations Leave Out What Trump’s Selective D-Day Commemorations Leave Out
Recent remembrance ceremonies have been used to airbrush the US’s interventionist history.
Jun 22, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Congress Must Use Its Authority to Prevent War With Iran Congress Must Use Its Authority to Prevent War With Iran
It has a constitutional responsibility to rein in Trump’s dangerously chaotic approach.
Jun 21, 2019 / John Nichols
America’s Confrontation With Iran Goes Deeper Than Trump America’s Confrontation With Iran Goes Deeper Than Trump
The real goal is domination of the Middle East—and that’s been a bipartisan US strategy for decades.
Jun 20, 2019 / Trita Parsi
Trump Administration Incoherence Could Lead to War Trump Administration Incoherence Could Lead to War
As America careens toward war with Iran, the governing theories about Trump’s foreign policy stand exposed as utterly inadequate critiques of this dangerous presidency.
Jun 20, 2019 / Jeet Heer