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Stephen Cohen: Deconstructing the False Narrative on Ukraine

Stephen Cohen: Deconstructing the False Narrative on Ukraine Stephen Cohen: Deconstructing the False Narrative on Ukraine

Why Stephen Cohen believes that the United States’ ongoing inimical relationship with Russia is a “betrayal of American national interests.”

Jun 16, 2014 / Press Room

How the ‘War on Terror’ Became a War on the Constitution

How the ‘War on Terror’ Became a War on the Constitution How the ‘War on Terror’ Became a War on the Constitution

Since 9/11, power-hungry political leaders have eviscerated the First Amendment—and we’ve allowed them to do it.

Jun 16, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

Is the Chilean Student Movement Being Co-opted by Its Government?

Is the Chilean Student Movement Being Co-opted by Its Government? Is the Chilean Student Movement Being Co-opted by Its Government?

President Michelle Bachelet’s reforms look good on paper—so why are tens of thousands of students taking to the streets to protest them?

Jun 16, 2014 / Eilís O’Neill

Great War: The Climate of June 1914

Great War: The Climate of June 1914 Great War: The Climate of June 1914

The first modern war created the modern Nation.

Jun 16, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

How Fox News Created a Monster—and Made Two Others Disappear

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

How Iraq’s Crisis Got Started, and How it Didn’t

How Iraq’s Crisis Got Started, and How it Didn’t How Iraq’s Crisis Got Started, and How it Didn’t

Tens of thousands may die, but ending the war in Iraq is now in the hands of Iran and Saudi Arabia, not the United States.

Jun 13, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence

Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence

The presidential run-off this weekend and talks with the FARC are obscuring horrific violence in places like Buenaventura—and US multinationals are deeply implicated.

Jun 13, 2014 / Michael Norby and Brian Fitzpatrick

Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent

Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent

New documents raise questions about the soldier's mental health. 

Jun 12, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You

Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You

An Air Force veteran explains how we all got drafted into the American national security state.

Jun 12, 2014 / William J. Astore

Will Cantor’s Departure Affect Iran Policy?

Will Cantor’s Departure Affect Iran Policy? Will Cantor’s Departure Affect Iran Policy?

Eric Cantor’s fall might mean a change for the House GOP's foreign policies.

Jun 11, 2014 / Ali Gharib

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