Why Is NATO Necessary? Why Is NATO Necessary?
We should shrink the alliance’s budget and ambitions and focus on the greatest threat to the West: economic crisis.
May 9, 2012 / The Editors
Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy
Spending the same money on education, or clean energy, would bring many more jobs—among other benefits.
May 9, 2012 / Feature / Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier
International Criminal Court on Trial in Kenya International Criminal Court on Trial in Kenya
Has the ICC struck a blow against impunity or heightened tensions—or both?
May 9, 2012 / Feature / Karen Rothmyer
An Enduring Condition: On War Time An Enduring Condition: On War Time
For Mary Dudziak, we are now experiencing a time of permanent war, one that does not bother everyday Americans.
May 9, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Peter Maass
The Drone Summit and Why the Washington Correspondents’ Dinner Wasn’t Funny The Drone Summit and Why the Washington Correspondents’ Dinner Wasn’t Funny
At the first International Drone Summit, advocates call for transparency and an end to the US policies that rain terror from the sky.
May 8, 2012 / Loren Fogel
Mitt Romney’s Neocon War Cabinet Mitt Romney’s Neocon War Cabinet
Judging by his advisers, Romney would embrace Bush’s unilateral interventionism and massive military budgets.
May 2, 2012 / Feature / Ari Berman
The Osama-Obama Drama The Osama-Obama Drama
There's a downside to assassinating bin Laden, too, but don't expect the White House to acknowledge it.
May 1, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Obama Contradiction The Obama Contradiction
Weakling at home, imperial president abroad.
Apr 30, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
On YouTube, Obama Campaign Plays bin Laden Card Against Romney On YouTube, Obama Campaign Plays bin Laden Card Against Romney
Barack Obama’s general election campaign wasted no time in playing the bin Laden card against Mitt Romney.
Apr 27, 2012 / Ari Melber
The Legacy of Chernobyl The Legacy of Chernobyl
Twenty-six years after the Chernobyl disaster, the US media have yet to print the pictures of Chernobyl now.
Apr 26, 2012 / Laura Flanders