War and Peace

Senate Investigation of Bush-Era Torture Erupts Into Constitutional Crisis

Senate Investigation of Bush-Era Torture Erupts Into Constitutional Crisis Senate Investigation of Bush-Era Torture Erupts Into Constitutional Crisis

Dianne Feinstein accuses the CIA of spying on congressional staffers who investigated the agency’s illegal detention and interrogation programs under President George W. Bush...

Mar 11, 2014 / George Zornick

The Dark Side of the Ukraine Revolt

The Dark Side of the Ukraine Revolt The Dark Side of the Ukraine Revolt

Ukraine’s ultra-right-wing Svoboda party is no fringe organization.

Mar 6, 2014 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus

Pentagon

The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars

Despite the uproar over reductions to defense funding, less than 1 percent of the Pentagon's beefy $550 billion budget will be cut this year.

Mar 6, 2014 / Mattea Kramer

The United States Has ‘Zero’ Options in Ukraine

The United States Has ‘Zero’ Options in Ukraine The United States Has ‘Zero’ Options in Ukraine

Appearing on PBS NewsHour, Stephen Cohen explains President Putin’s motivation for sending Russian troops into Crimea. 

Mar 3, 2014 / Press Room

Are We Witnessing the Emergence of a New World Order?

Are We Witnessing the Emergence of a New World Order? Are We Witnessing the Emergence of a New World Order?

An imperial era is on the wane, war is in absentia and there are no rising great powers on the horizon.

Mar 3, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Putin Helicopter

Vladimir Putin Must Back Down Vladimir Putin Must Back Down

Ukraine isn’t Russia’s, and neither is Crimea. There’s a lot at stake, and the crisis must be resolved through the UN, not by force.

Mar 2, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

It’s Our Act of Killing, Too

It’s Our Act of Killing, Too It’s Our Act of Killing, Too

The brilliant Oscar-nominated film The Act of Killing depicts the horrifying mass murder in Indonesia in the 1960s—but the US was no mere observer. 

Feb 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Brad Simpson

How a British Citizen Was Stripped of His Citizenship, Then Sent to a Manhattan Prison

How a British Citizen Was Stripped of His Citizenship, Then Sent to a Manhattan Prison How a British Citizen Was Stripped of His Citizenship, Then Sent to a Manhattan Prison

Britain’s citizenship deprivation processes may help obscure the Obama administration’s willingness to kill and kidnap Britons.

Feb 28, 2014 / Aviva Stahl

Senate Republicans Turn Their Backs on Veterans

Senate Republicans Turn Their Backs on Veterans Senate Republicans Turn Their Backs on Veterans

Citing costs, Republicans blocked comprehensive legislation to extend health care and education. 

Feb 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Obama Preps for Complete US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Obama Preps for Complete US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Obama Preps for Complete US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Obama finally started making plans to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan, and members of Congress are speaking up. 

Feb 26, 2014 / George Zornick

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