War and Peace

Martin J. Sherwin (1937–2021)

Martin J. Sherwin (1937–2021) Martin J. Sherwin (1937–2021)

In memoriam.

Nov 3, 2021 / Kai Bird

Civil War Play Set

Civil War Play Set Civil War Play Set

Unfortunately, this isn’t a game.

Nov 2, 2021 / OppArt / Ruben Bolling

Guam: Resisting Empire at the “Tip of the Spear”

Guam: Resisting Empire at the “Tip of the Spear” Guam: Resisting Empire at the “Tip of the Spear”

The Pentagon is increasing its forces on the US territory, but Indigenous residents are fighting back.

Nov 2, 2021 / Feature / Chris Gelardi

Taiwan Strait Helicopter

Do We Really Need Another Cold War? Do We Really Need Another Cold War?

The world barely survived the first one—Biden could prevent the next.

Oct 28, 2021 / David Vine

Taiwan Strait Helicopter

Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan

How to avoid US-Chinese military conflict in the Western Pacific.

Oct 27, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

Why I Opposed the Patriot Act

Why I Opposed the Patriot Act Why I Opposed the Patriot Act

Reckoning with 20 years of the surveillance state.

Oct 26, 2021 / Russ Feingold

US army soldier in Northeastern Syria

Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan Why Biden Should Continue Withdrawing After Afghanistan

The political cost of leaving Afghanistan has largely been paid—and the geopolitical consequences have been positive.

Oct 26, 2021 / Trita Parsi, Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner, and Artin DerSimonian

Climate Change Has Exposed the Decline of the American Empire

Climate Change Has Exposed the Decline of the American Empire Climate Change Has Exposed the Decline of the American Empire

Responding to the climate crisis has become a race against time, and our government still dawdles at the starting line.

Oct 26, 2021 / William deBuys

barbara lee budget

Who Will Be the Barbara Lee of the Next Great Disaster? Who Will Be the Barbara Lee of the Next Great Disaster?

And will we believe her this time?

Oct 22, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon

Were the Recent Haiti Kidnappings Business, Politics—or Both?

Were the Recent Haiti Kidnappings Business, Politics—or Both? Were the Recent Haiti Kidnappings Business, Politics—or Both?

Both the assassination of Jovenel Moïse and the recent kidnapping of the Christian missionaries should be seen as a kind of blowback—blowback that has exposed our deplorable and fa...

Oct 21, 2021 / Column / Amy Wilentz

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