War and Peace

An Altercation Veterans Day Message

An Altercation Veterans Day Message An Altercation Veterans Day Message

Eric on this week's concerts and Reed on how the pundits and politicians have failed us for fourteen Veterans Days straight.

Nov 11, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

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The American Empire on the Psychiatrist’s Couch The American Empire on the Psychiatrist’s Couch

Exploring the roots of imperial depression.

Nov 11, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Why the Pentagon’s Third Iraq War Is Falling Apart

Why the Pentagon’s Third Iraq War Is Falling Apart Why the Pentagon’s Third Iraq War Is Falling Apart

Four months into Iraq War 3.0, the cracks are showing—on the battlefield and in Washington.

Nov 10, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums

Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums

Escalation is now a structural fact embedded in the war in the Middle East and the Ebola crisis here at home.

Nov 4, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Is Ukraine Slipping Into Illiberal Democracy?

Is Ukraine Slipping Into Illiberal Democracy? Is Ukraine Slipping Into Illiberal Democracy?

The terms “pro-European” and “anti-European” no longer serve as useful reference points in Ukrainian politics—the real issue in this election was war ...

Oct 30, 2014 / Nicolai N. Petro

Finally, a Verdict on Blackwater’s Nisour Square Shooters

Finally, a Verdict on Blackwater’s Nisour Square Shooters Finally, a Verdict on Blackwater’s Nisour Square Shooters

Accountability for the massacre in Iraq is a start—but we should also be talking about reducing reliance on private military contractors.

Oct 29, 2014 / The Editors

Is This Part of Ukraine on the Brink of Ecological Disaster?

Is This Part of Ukraine on the Brink of Ecological Disaster? Is This Part of Ukraine on the Brink of Ecological Disaster?

Climate change is destroying Odessa’s famed Kuyalnik Estuary, where health tourists and war refugees live side by side.

Oct 28, 2014 / Dimiter Kenarov

Why Do We Keep Thanking the Troops?

Why Do We Keep Thanking the Troops? Why Do We Keep Thanking the Troops?

Rather than honoring their “valor” and “heroism,” we should prevent them from killing and dying in pointless wars.

Oct 27, 2014 / Rory Fanning

Beltway Foreign Policy Groups to Congress: Stay Out of the Way on Iran!

Beltway Foreign Policy Groups to Congress: Stay Out of the Way on Iran! Beltway Foreign Policy Groups to Congress: Stay Out of the Way on Iran!

Congress may lean hawkish but progressive groups in the beltway are throwing their weight behind the White House’s efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement on Iran’s nuc...

Oct 24, 2014 / Eli Clifton

‘With This Madness, What Art Could There Be?’

‘With This Madness, What Art Could There Be?’ ‘With This Madness, What Art Could There Be?’

An Armenian-American writer asks if the Armenian obsession with genocide recognition is worth its emotional and psychological price.

Oct 21, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Meline Toumani

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