Michael Foot and the Defense of a Free Press in Wartime Michael Foot and the Defense of a Free Press in Wartime
"Therefore we must fight, fight, fight to retain those liberties."
Mar 4, 2010 / John Nichols
Violence on Eve of Iraq Vote Violence on Eve of Iraq Vote
Will sectarianism trump secular nationalism? Chalabi, and Iran, hopes so.
Mar 3, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
How to Fight a Better War (Next Time): Three Fixes for the American Way of War How to Fight a Better War (Next Time): Three Fixes for the American Way of War
Some (im)practical fixes for the American way of war the next time around so that it won't last longer than the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World War II combined.
Mar 2, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Squeezing Iran Squeezing Iran
Sanctions aren't likely to work, but the US is pushing hard anyway.
Mar 1, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Syrian Crackdown The Syrian Crackdown
The Obama administration's diplomatic engagement with Damascus should not come at the expense of democracy and human rights activists.
Feb 26, 2010 / Mohamad Bazzi
A Troubled Surge A Troubled Surge
For the offensive in Marja have lasting significance, it must be followed by political settlement and regional diplomacy.
Feb 25, 2010 / The Editors
Rebellion in Rosarno Rebellion in Rosarno
African immigrant workers have been protesting mafia operations as well as nativist racism.
Feb 25, 2010 / Feature / Frederika Randall
Shut Up, Tom Ricks! Shut Up, Tom Ricks!
The drums of war are beating to convince Obama to stay in Iraq for "many years."
Feb 24, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Attack Iran? Attack Iran?
More huffing and puffing about war with Iran, this time from Anne Applebaum of the hawkish Washington Post, but first some words of caution from Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman o...
Feb 23, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Ugly in Iraq Ugly in Iraq
It's getting ugly in Iraq again, less than two weeks from the scheduled March 7 election. And the U.S. military is hinting that if conditions deteriorate, the United States might d...
Feb 22, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss