‘We Tortured Some Folks’ ‘We Tortured Some Folks’
And the only government official who went to jail for it was the whistleblower who exposed it.
Aug 12, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
America: The Impotent Superpower America: The Impotent Superpower
American military and corporate power have triumphed over all rivals—so why does the United States still struggle to impose its will on the world?
Jul 14, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Does America Still Torture? Does America Still Torture?
President Barack Obama made a big deal of turning the page on Bush-era “interrogration techniques,” but how much has really changed?
Jul 10, 2014 / Rebecca Gordon
It’s Still About the Oil, Stupid! It’s Still About the Oil, Stupid!
Once again, the media fails to address the issue underlying much of the violence in Iraq—control over its most precious resource.
Jun 24, 2014 / Michael Schwartz
In Northern Iraq, Kurds Mobilize for War Against ISIS In Northern Iraq, Kurds Mobilize for War Against ISIS
“Of course we are proud to be in the fight. Kirkuk is our city.”
Jun 23, 2014 / Jenna Krajeski
The Beltway Media Gets the Iraq War Band Back Together The Beltway Media Gets the Iraq War Band Back Together
Reed on Iraq and the US establishment press.
Jun 18, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
How Fox News Created a Monster—and Made Two Others Disappear How Fox News Created a Monster—and Made Two Others Disappear
From Bergdahl to the Las Vegas cop killers, Fox and friends enter Orwell’s “Eastasia.”
Jun 16, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Why Are Queer Activists and Muslim Scholars Holding Vigils Outside a Manhattan Prison? Why Are Queer Activists and Muslim Scholars Holding Vigils Outside a Manhattan Prison?
As young Muslim men disappear into US prisons for “pre-crimes” they haven’t committed, activists demand justice.
May 30, 2014 / Aviva Stahl
The True Costs of Remote Control War The True Costs of Remote Control War
Imagine if drone wars had a human face all the time so that we could understand what it was like to live constantly with the specter of death.
May 12, 2014 / Pratap Chatterjee
How the US Created the Afghan War—and Then Lost It How the US Created the Afghan War—and Then Lost It
Driven by the idée fixe that the world was rigidly divided into terrorist and non-terrorist camps, Washington allied with Afghan warlords and strongmen.
Apr 29, 2014 / Anand Gopal