War and Peace

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Gary Wills's Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State; Elizabeth Arnold's Effacement.

Apr 16, 2010 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

Iraq After the Elections Iraq After the Elections

 Despite signs that Iraqis are disenchanted with sectarian politics, the electorate's votes still broke sharply along communal lines.

Apr 16, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Russians Seek Security After Subway Bombing Russians Seek Security After Subway Bombing

Russians will not be safe until there is a political and economic solution to the decades-long war and occupation of Chechnya and the surrounding regions.

Apr 16, 2010 / Olga Razumovskaya

KBR on Trial–At Last KBR on Trial–At Last

 Five years after alerting authorities that she was gang-raped in Iraq, KBR/Halliburton employee Jamie Leigh Jones will finally get her day in court

Apr 16, 2010 / Karen Houppert

Banking on Chalabi Banking on Chalabi

 What is the secret to Ahmad Chalabi's success in Iraq? Some say it lies in his close family ties to the country's leading banks.

Apr 16, 2010 / Aram Roston

When Was the Last Time You Visited Iraq? When Was the Last Time You Visited Iraq?

 A provocative exploration of what Americans can't see in their war zones--but think they can.

Apr 16, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt

Tax Day and America’s War Tax Day and America’s War

What the mayor of one community hard hit by war spending is doing.

Apr 14, 2010 / Jo Comerford

You Will Not Be Alone You Will Not Be Alone

As the UC Berkeley Student Senate votes to divest from two companies that profit from Israel's occupation of Palestine, the noted philosopher reminds us of what's at stake.

Apr 14, 2010 / Judith Butler

War Crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan War Crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

We should never excuse or forget the crimes of America's "Good Soldiers."

Apr 13, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Gaming Your Brain For Violence Gaming Your Brain For Violence

What effect does training soldiers to "dehumanize" the enemy have on us? And are video games giving us in some part the same training?  

Apr 9, 2010 / Laura Flanders

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