US Wars and Military Action

Mueller walks through halls of capitol building

How the Russiagate Investigation Is Sovietizing American Politics How the Russiagate Investigation Is Sovietizing American Politics

“Collusion,” “contacts,” selective prosecutions, coup plotting, and media taboos recall repressive Soviet practices.

Feb 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

U.S. Army training Nigerien soliders

The American Empire’s Long Reach The American Empire’s Long Reach

Since 2017, the US has conducted counterterror missions in 80 countries—over 40 percent of the nations in the world.

Feb 19, 2019 / Stephanie Savell

Representative Ro Khanna

The House Vote to End Support for the War on Yemen Shows How Much Has Changed The House Vote to End Support for the War on Yemen Shows How Much Has Changed

Under the leadership of Republican Speaker Paul Ryan, the House did everything in its power to prevent Ro Khanna’s bill from coming to a vote.

Feb 14, 2019 / James Carden

Trump USMCA Announcement

Who Lost America? Who Lost America?

The fall of the republic was foretold long before Donald Trump.

Feb 14, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

The Washington Monument and US Capitol silhouetted at dawn in Washington, DC.

There’s a Lonely Voice in Washington, and It’s Talking Some Sense There’s a Lonely Voice in Washington, and It’s Talking Some Sense

For 15 years, the Committee for the Republic has been a dissenting voice of sanity and civility in Washington.

Feb 12, 2019 / James Carden

Allende and Maduro

Salvador Allende Offers a Way Out for Venezuela’s Maduro Salvador Allende Offers a Way Out for Venezuela’s Maduro

Chile’s dead president has some advice from beyond the grave.

Feb 11, 2019 / Ariel Dorfman

New York National Guard members

Trump Is Exploiting the National Guard Trump Is Exploiting the National Guard

Former presidents have deployed the reserve military force to bust unions, quell riots, and fight in wars of our own making. Trump is now using it to fabricate a border crisis.

Feb 11, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon

Inside the Secretive US Air Campaign In Somalia

Inside the Secretive US Air Campaign In Somalia Inside the Secretive US Air Campaign In Somalia

Since Trump took office, figuring out whom the US is killing and why has become nearly impossible.

Feb 7, 2019 / Feature / Amanda Sperber

John Bolton Colombia

For Trump’s Regime Changers, Venezuela Is Just the First Step For Trump’s Regime Changers, Venezuela Is Just the First Step

The other big target on their hit list is Cuba.

Feb 7, 2019 / Peter Kornbluh

Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’?

Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’? Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’?

Bernie Sanders’s foreign-policy adviser is part of a new generation of progressives fighting an entrenched status quo.

Feb 6, 2019 / Feature / David Klion

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