Fighting and Writing Against America’s Forever Wars Fighting and Writing Against America’s Forever Wars
Veterans and journalists Danny Sjursen and William Astore discuss the roots of and resistance to our endless wars.
Dec 9, 2020 / William Astore and Danny Sjursen
Bringing Our Troops Home Is Not Enough Bringing Our Troops Home Is Not Enough
Without expanded government support, our soldiers and veterans could find themselves in ever deeper holes when their service ends.
Dec 7, 2020 / Andrea Mazzarino
Will Biden Finally End the War in Afghanistan? Will Biden Finally End the War in Afghanistan?
The answer hinges on whether he and Mitch McConnell can agree on a solution.
Dec 2, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich
We Need to Think About Xinjiang in Internationalist Terms We Need to Think About Xinjiang in Internationalist Terms
Challenging the right wing’s cold war agenda means highlighting the Uighur re-education camps’ links to counterterrorism and global capital.
Oct 28, 2020 / A. Liu
31 Days Until the Election 31 Days Until the Election
Vanity UnFair: Trump dismantles democracy.
Oct 3, 2020 / OppArt / Mark Bryan
Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction
The president’s threats are strangely unexceptional and unnervingly all-American.
Oct 1, 2020 / William J. Astore
The Incantatory Power of Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander The Incantatory Power of Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander
The two artistic geniuses—a novelist and a visual artist—discuss US politics, Islamophobia, and their recent work.
Sep 15, 2020 / Q&A / Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander
Government Accountability Has Been Long Gone in the US Government Accountability Has Been Long Gone in the US
From the beginning of the War on Terrorism to the 2008 recession, to the coronavirus pandemic, US government accountability has been missing in action.
Aug 4, 2020 / Karen J. Greenberg
Our Military Is the Virus Our Military Is the Virus
It’s time to defund the military-industrial complex and the police, and to rethink how to deal with conflict without turning every response into an endless war.
Jul 28, 2020 / William Astore