Iran Shoots at US Drone Iran Shoots at US Drone
A near-miss, in many senses of the word.
Nov 9, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Beyond Bayonets and Battleships Beyond Bayonets and Battleships
The future of US global power is in space warfare.
Nov 8, 2012 / Alfred W. McCoy
Jeremy Scahill: In Obama’s Second Term, Will Democrats Challenge Drones? Jeremy Scahill: In Obama’s Second Term, Will Democrats Challenge Drones?
After last night's re-election, progressives wonder if the US is in for four more years of extrajudicial killings.
Nov 7, 2012 / Press Room
Why Does Mitt Romney Want to Bomb Iran? Why Does Mitt Romney Want to Bomb Iran?
The one key way in which Romney's foreign policy differs from Obama's.
Nov 5, 2012 / Jeremiah Goulka
At Guantánamo, the Government Is Still Making Up the Law as It Goes Along At Guantánamo, the Government Is Still Making Up the Law as It Goes Along
Regardless of who wins on November 6, there are no signs that either Romney or Obama will act to dismantle the lawless military commissions created after 9/11.
Oct 31, 2012 / John Knefel
The Failure of the Obama Doctrine The Failure of the Obama Doctrine
The US empire is a lesson in how not to change a changing world.
Oct 25, 2012 / Nick Turse
America’s Historical Amnesia Over Libya America’s Historical Amnesia Over Libya
Beneath the political debates over the death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens is a history of American meddling in the country—which set the stage for the assassination.
Oct 24, 2012 / Clara Gutteridge
The Endless Drone Killing Program The Endless Drone Killing Program
The Washington Post investigative piece is truly frightening. The “Global War on Terror” goes on and on.
Oct 24, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Romney Campaign, Media Collude in Unprecedented Politicization of Benghazi Attack Romney Campaign, Media Collude in Unprecedented Politicization of Benghazi Attack
In contrast to Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, Mitt Romney has turned a terrorist attack into partisan fodder.
Oct 22, 2012 / Wayne Barrett
Obama and Romney Versus the Public on Afghanistan Obama and Romney Versus the Public on Afghanistan
Both candidates agree on Afghanistan—but few Americans join them.
Oct 22, 2012 / George Zornick