Let’s Admit the Truth About American Royals Let’s Admit the Truth About American Royals
According to polls, only about 6 percent of Americans are following with any close attention the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. But that's not stop...
Apr 27, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Islam’s Nonviolent Tradition Islam’s Nonviolent Tradition
History is replete with peaceful role models like the “Frontier Gandhi” of colonial India.
Apr 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Michael Shank
Why Afghanistan Could Upend Obama’s Re-election Strategy Why Afghanistan Could Upend Obama’s Re-election Strategy
Antiwar sentiment is at the heart of Obama’s base—and also of his appeal to independent voters.
Apr 27, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama’s Decisions on Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan Will Determine Re-Election Chances Obama’s Decisions on Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan Will Determine Re-Election Chances
Will he risk multiple military quagmires or campaign on a pledge to pull troops out of Afghanistan and Pakistan and drones out of Pakistan and Libya?
Apr 26, 2011 / Tom Hayden
An Arab Spring for Women An Arab Spring for Women
The “Arab Spring” has received copious attention in the American media, but one of its crucial elements has been largely overlooked: the striking role of women in the p...
Apr 26, 2011 / Juan Cole and Shahin Cole
Hawks Want Libya Escalation—Will Obama Agree? Hawks Want Libya Escalation—Will Obama Agree?
The death toll rises—so much for humanitarian interventionism.
Apr 26, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Guantánamo Files Show Media Priorities Guantánamo Files Show Media Priorities
As I perused the latest WikiLeaks releases this morning, a retweet from their Twitter feed caught my eye: “Gitmo: Compare the first paragraph of these two stories about the s...
Apr 25, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Preventing the Nuclear Apocalypse Preventing the Nuclear Apocalypse
The US's nuclear arsenal has no necessary military mission anymore. But their existence continues to provoke the proliferation of weapons programs abroad.
Apr 25, 2011 / Joe Cirincione
An Empire of Autocrats, Aristocrats and Uniformed Thugs Begins to Totter An Empire of Autocrats, Aristocrats and Uniformed Thugs Begins to Totter
Across the Greater Middle East from Tunisia and Egypt to Bahrain and Yemen, democratic protests are threatening to sweep away subordinate elites crucial to the wielding of American...
Apr 25, 2011 / Alfred W. McCoy and Brett Reilly
‘Post’ Editor Calls Afghan Exit a ‘Mirage’ ‘Post’ Editor Calls Afghan Exit a ‘Mirage’
Jackson Diehl, the reliable hawk, opposes diplomatic effort to end the war.
Apr 25, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss