War and Peace

Kagan Discriminated Against the Military? Kagan Discriminated Against the Military?

Melissa Harris-Lacewell explains why Elena Kagan’s decision to deny military recruiters equal access to Harvard Law School was the right one.

May 12, 2010 / MSNBC

Pakistan’s Two Air Wars

Pakistan’s Two Air Wars Pakistan’s Two Air Wars

US drones bomb Pakistan regularly. Now, Washington is about to deliver twenty F-16s and surveillance planes to Islamabad along with a thousand 500-pound bombs.

May 12, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Georgetown Professor: ‘Drones Are Not Killing Innocent Civilians’ in Pakistan Georgetown Professor: ‘Drones Are Not Killing Innocent Civilians’ in Pakistan

Christine Fair dismissed reports of civilians deaths as propaganda from Pakistani media sources.

May 10, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Interview: Disposable Soldiers

Interview: Disposable Soldiers Interview: Disposable Soldiers

BBC & PRI's "The World" interviews reporter Joshua Kors about the deliberate misdiagnosis of returning veterans. 

May 10, 2010 / Press Room

Defense Secretary Tells Congress to Cut Pentagon Waste Defense Secretary Tells Congress to Cut Pentagon Waste

Robert Gates calls for Congress, the Pentagon, and defense contractors to make serious cuts.

May 8, 2010 / John Nichols

Interview: “Disposable Soldiers” Interview: “Disposable Soldiers”

BBC/PRI's "The World" interviews reporter Joshua Kors about his ongoing series on the deliberate misdiagnosis of injured returning veterans. 

May 8, 2010 / Press Room

Blood or Treasure? Blood or Treasure?

Just what is at stake for the Obama administration in the Israeli-Palestinian tangle?

May 6, 2010 / Ira Chernus

Glenn Beck Gets It Right Glenn Beck Gets It Right

The attempted Times Square bombing is a reminder that the defense budgets for high-tech warfare are beside the point in countering terrorists who turn firecrackers into bombs.

May 5, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Tehran’s Coup in Iraq, Part III Tehran’s Coup in Iraq, Part III

Iran is tightening its grip in Baghdad, and once again there’s talk of violence.

May 5, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Blackwater Owner Caught on Tape Blackwater Owner Caught on Tape

In a rare audio recording obtained by investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, Erik Prince, owner of Blackwater, reveals his future plans for the mercenary army.

May 4, 2010 / Press Room

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