Bragging Rights Bragging Rights
Eight exceptional(ly dumb) American achievements of the twenty-first century.
Sep 26, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
How Bashar al-Assad Destroyed My Country How Bashar al-Assad Destroyed My Country
Before there was a civil war and before Syria became the world’s chessboard, there was a peaceful uprising for freedom and dignity.
Sep 25, 2013 / Omar Ghabra
Guantánamo in New York City Guantánamo in New York City
Americans remain mostly blind to the abusive treatment of terror suspects on US soil.
Sep 25, 2013 / Feature / Jeanne Theoharis
Beating Swords Into Solar Panels Beating Swords Into Solar Panels
Re-purposing America's war machine.
Sep 19, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Miriam Pemberton
America’s Afghan Victims America’s Afghan Victims
An in-depth look at the civilian toll of America’s longest war.
Sep 19, 2013 / The Nation
Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan, 2001-2012: A Guide Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan, 2001-2012: A Guide
A key to The Nation's interactive database.
Sep 19, 2013 / The Nation
Mass-Casualty Attacks in the Afghan War Mass-Casualty Attacks in the Afghan War
A recounting of three horrific US/ISAF civilian massacres, the procedures implemented to prevent such events from happening again—and why those procedures were inadequate.
Sep 19, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Blood Money: Afghanistan’s Reparations Files Blood Money: Afghanistan’s Reparations Files
Coalition forces sometimes pay compensation to civilian victims and survivors of the suffering we have inflicted—but ISAF keeps no comprehensive records, and the US military ...
Sep 19, 2013 / Nick Turse
America’s Afghan Victims America’s Afghan Victims
Even among staunchly antiwar politicians and pundits, few bother to mention the cost of the war to civilians.
Sep 18, 2013 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss and Nick Turse
Afghanistan’s Casualty Data Black Market Afghanistan’s Casualty Data Black Market
If you want stats from the government, you better be prepared to pay.
Sep 18, 2013 / Feature / Nick Turse