What if This Had Happened on the Day After 9/11? What if This Had Happened on the Day After 9/11?
Things could have gone very, very differently.
Nov 27, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
George W. Bush Owes Donald Trump a Big Thank-You George W. Bush Owes Donald Trump a Big Thank-You
Who else could bring about nostalgia for such a disastrous presidency?
Nov 21, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon
America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan
Opium is the fundamental factor driving the Taliban’s success, but try telling that to Donald Trump.
Nov 13, 2017 / Alfred McCoy
The Military-Industrial Complex Is Fundamentally Changing the European Union The Military-Industrial Complex Is Fundamentally Changing the European Union
EU leaders are planning a massive arms buildup—and, amid panic over terror attacks, the critics have been marginalized.
Nov 10, 2017 / Apostolis Fotiadis
Meet the Courageous Woman Standing Up to All Sides in Yemen’s Conflict Meet the Courageous Woman Standing Up to All Sides in Yemen’s Conflict
Radhya Almutawakel has faced detention, harassment, and even death threats for her efforts to document atrocities.
Nov 10, 2017 / Sarah Aziza
American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret American Warfare’s Giant Open Secret
All of the wars waged by the United States in the last 70 years have had one thing in common.
Nov 6, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election
Playing on ethnic and racial divisions has become a hallmark of crony-capitalist Russia.
Nov 6, 2017 / Juan Cole
Trump’s Call to End the Diversity Visa Has Nothing to Do With National Security Trump’s Call to End the Diversity Visa Has Nothing to Do With National Security
The immigration lottery is a rare chance for those who are not already wealthy or well-connected to legally come to the United States.
Nov 2, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue
The farm bill of the future…Toxic present, toxic past…Nuclear insanity…Backyard sustainability…
Nov 2, 2017 / Our Readers
America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa
Are we prepared to ignore our own Constitution and shred international law, claiming the right to attack anywhere at will?
Nov 1, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel