US Wars and Military Action

US military in Qamishli, Syria

For Once, Trump Isn’t Wrong For Once, Trump Isn’t Wrong

US intervention in Syria has been a disaster. Withdrawing troops from the region is the right thing to do.

Dec 21, 2018 / James Carden

US Navy Pacific Ocean

American Ships Are Sending the Wrong Message Overseas American Ships Are Sending the Wrong Message Overseas

US military ships were once a symbol of aid and relief; now, many of them serve a far grimmer purpose.

Dec 20, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg

Yemen Sweden Handshake

Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen

Major political breakthroughs provide an opportunity to rein in the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. But progress is fragile.

Dec 20, 2018 / Chris Gelardi

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Letters From the January 14-21, 2019, Issue Letters From the January 14-21, 2019, Issue

Beyond family… Fox lite… One more lesson… No nukes are good nukes… Laying waste…

Dec 20, 2018 / Our Readers

Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill

Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill

The Pentagon’s strategy for global supremacy could bankrupt the country and spark a world war.

Dec 20, 2018 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

Fish market

We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe

What futures can we imagine when we no longer trust our senses?

Dec 19, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia?

Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia? Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia?

The year 2018 in the history of the new Cold War.

Dec 19, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

North Korea Missile

Alexa, Send Nukes Alexa, Send Nukes

The US has entered an “arms-race with AI.”

Dec 18, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Jakelin Caal Maquín Rally

Who Killed Jakelin Caal Maquín at the US Border? Who Killed Jakelin Caal Maquín at the US Border?

She died of cardiac arrest, but the real killer was decades of US policy in support of Guatemalan regimes that have displaced and slaughtered the Maya population.

Dec 17, 2018 / Greg Grandin and Elizabeth Oglesby

Sanders War Powers Hearing

Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge

The bipartisan Senate vote to end US support for Saudi attacks on Yemen reasserts the authority of Congress in matters of war.

Dec 17, 2018 / John Nichols

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