War on Terror

The American flag behind barbed wire

How Do We Confront America’s Attachment to Violence? How Do We Confront America’s Attachment to Violence?

Its toxicity has penetrated all too deeply into the soul of the nation.

Sep 27, 2021 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

Afghanistan

Corporate America Cashed In on 9/11 Corporate America Cashed In on 9/11

The Pentagon’s spending surge made corporations a windfall.

Sep 24, 2021 / William D. Hartung

Biden Afghanistan War

It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex

Despite the end of two decades of war, a congressional committee just voted to increase the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion.

Sep 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What Can We Learn From the War in Afghanistan?

What Can We Learn From the War in Afghanistan? What Can We Learn From the War in Afghanistan?

Four lessons worth considering.

Sep 16, 2021 / Rajan Menon

President Joe Biden addressing the nation on Afghanistan withdrawal

Blinken and Biden Are Right: Afghanistan Is Not Saigon Blinken and Biden Are Right: Afghanistan Is Not Saigon

But not in the way they think.

Sep 15, 2021 / Alfred McCoy

I Lost My Father on 9/11, but I Never Wanted to Be a “Victim”

I Lost My Father on 9/11, but I Never Wanted to Be a “Victim” I Lost My Father on 9/11, but I Never Wanted to Be a “Victim”

I never felt comfortable with the official rituals of 9/11 grief, with their overtones of patriotism and vengeance, so I sought other ways to use my role.

Sep 10, 2021 / Leila Murphy

Marine walks in Afghanistan

The $8 Trillion Cost of Failure The $8 Trillion Cost of Failure

The time and money it took to give Kabul to the Taliban could have been used to help struggling Americans.

Sep 9, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American”

How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American” How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American”

Before 9/11, Muslims were just another of this country’s many religious groups. After, they became a targeted, racialized minority.

Sep 9, 2021 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi

Why America Goes to War

Why America Goes to War Why America Goes to War

Money drives the US military machine.

Sep 9, 2021 / Feature / Andrew Cockburn

Afghanistan evac plane

From Vietnam to Afghanistan—and Back: An Offering From Vietnam to Afghanistan—and Back: An Offering

If you only ever imagined us as your enemies, how could we be anything else?

Sep 8, 2021 / Drew Pham

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