What They Won’t Tell You About the American Military What They Won’t Tell You About the American Military
“Prepare, pursue, prevail!”—and other euphemisms from US Central Command.
Mar 21, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich
If You Want to Know Where Donald Trump Came From, Look to Iraq If You Want to Know Where Donald Trump Came From, Look to Iraq
Trump denies he was ever in favor of the 2003 invasion—but he’s a president made by war.
Mar 16, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
How to Revive the Peace Movement in the Trump Era How to Revive the Peace Movement in the Trump Era
We need to merge social-justice and antiwar activism.
Mar 16, 2017 / Feature / Daniel May
While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding
“Kremlin-puppet” allegations against Trump are said to have crippled Trump’s ability to initiate cooperative relations with Moscow—but have they?
Mar 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Donald Trump, Movie Buff and Apparent Time Traveler, Can’t Get Over WWII Donald Trump, Movie Buff and Apparent Time Traveler, Can’t Get Over WWII
The president’s military strategy seems to be entirely rooted in old war movies.
Mar 14, 2017 / Michael T. Klare
I Was Part of the Iraq War Surge. It Was a Disaster. I Was Part of the Iraq War Surge. It Was a Disaster.
The 2007 surge strategy wasn’t a success—and it’s not a template to follow.
Mar 9, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win
From Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII to today’s Afghanistan, America has developed a dangerous obsession with “winning.”
Mar 7, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon
About Those Islamist Sleeper Cells in South America… About Those Islamist Sleeper Cells in South America…
The Trump administration is huffing and puffing about the danger, but after 15 years and counting, the sleeper cells are still sleeping.
Mar 6, 2017 / Greg Grandin
Oliver Stone on the Importance of Criticizing Both the Republicans and Democrats Who Make War Oliver Stone on the Importance of Criticizing Both the Republicans and Democrats Who Make War
It’s fashionable now to take shots at Republicans, but both parties are responsible for creating chaos around the world.
Mar 6, 2017 / Oliver Stone
America Is Finally Winning Again! America Is Finally Winning Again!
A self-confessed dishonest journalist’s plea for White House press credentials.
Mar 6, 2017 / Feature / Francesca Fiorentini