The Military’s New Lily-Pad Strategy The Military’s New Lily-Pad Strategy
How the Pentagon is quietly transforming its overseas base empire and creating a dangerous new way of war.
Jul 16, 2012 / David Vine
Tremseh, Syria: Not Exactly a Massacre; Clinton, UK Both Jump the Gun Tremseh, Syria: Not Exactly a Massacre; Clinton, UK Both Jump the Gun
It‘s now a civil war, officially.
Jul 16, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Saudi Arabia and the Brotherhood: What the ‘New York Times’ Missed Saudi Arabia and the Brotherhood: What the ‘New York Times’ Missed
The kleptocratic kingdom has long backed the Brothers.
Jul 13, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama’s Scramble for Africa Obama’s Scramble for Africa
Secret wars, secret bases and the Pentagon’s “new spice route” in Africa.
Jul 12, 2012 / Nick Turse
Tom Engelhardt: The Costs of Defense Tom Engelhardt: The Costs of Defense
America's military and intelligence infrastructures are about protecting people from terrorism, and little else.
Jul 12, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Mexico’s Election: A Vote for Peace, a Plan for War Mexico’s Election: A Vote for Peace, a Plan for War
The still-disputed July 1 election provided new momentum to end the drug war—but a shift in US policy is needed to truly bring that about.
Jul 11, 2012 / Tom Hayden
‘Illegal? Who Says They’re Illegal?’ Says Israeli Commission on West Bank Outposts ‘Illegal? Who Says They’re Illegal?’ Says Israeli Commission on West Bank Outposts
UN, NPR slam demolitions of Palestinian homes. Those, Israel says, are illegal.
Jul 11, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Good European: On Jürgen Habermas The Good European: On Jürgen Habermas
German “ordoliberalism” and Eurocrats have the EU on the brink, but Germany’s most famous philosopher remains optimistic about European democracy.
Jul 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Anson Rabinbach
Apologies to Mexico Apologies to Mexico
America sells pain to our southern neighbor and buys numbness in return.
Jul 10, 2012 / Rebecca Solnit
Remember Iraq? Still A Mess, but the US Needs to Stay Out Remember Iraq? Still A Mess, but the US Needs to Stay Out
Violence is rising, but the United States knows little or nothing about what’s really happening.
Jul 9, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss