What Americans Value
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There’s no shortage of tanks in the USA W.J. Astore A sentiment attributed to Vice President Joe Biden is, Show me what’s in your…
Perpetual War Is Fine With the New York Times After All
The editorial board of the New York Times has an Orwellian knack for war. Sixteen months ago, when President Obama gave oratorical lip service to ending “perpetual war,” the newspaper quickly touted … Continue reading
Noam Chomsky: Ceasefires in Which Violations Never Cease
What’s Next for Israel, Hamas, and Gaza? On August 26th, Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) both accepted a ceasefire agreement after a 50-day Israeli assault on Gaza that left … Continue reading
Obama’s Speech on ISIS: More of the Same, As in Military Action
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Obama “consults” with Congress before ordering more bombing. Note the irony of George Washington’s portrait, the man who warned us to avoid foreign entanglements…
Video: John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt – The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy
John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt discuss their book “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,” at Cambridge Forum. They argue that a group of pro-Israel activists are manipulating U.S. foreign … Continue reading
Art Spiegelman Breaks His Silence on Israel
“Israel is like some badly battered child with PTSD who has grown up to batter others.” Art Spiegelman — celebrated comic book artist, illustrator and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning … Continue reading
Nick Turse: How Not to Win Hearts and Minds in Africa
Hushed Pentagon Investigation Slaps U.S. Africa Command’s Humanitarian Activities. DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Movie night in Mouloud, Djibouti. Skype lessons in Ethiopia. Veterinary training assistance in Garissa, Kenya. … Continue reading
Who Are the “Terrorists”?
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Richard Sahn Driving us ever closer to the brink of World War III and possible nuclear annihilation is the bi-partisan, seemingly all-American political position…
Michael T. Klare: Big Oil is Back!
A Global Warming President Presides Over a Drill-Baby-Drill America. Considering all the talk about global warming, peak oil, carbon divestment, and renewable energy, you’d think that oil consumption in the … Continue reading
Stephen Zunes: The US and ISIS
At the start of classes one year ago, I was having to explain to my students why the United States appeared to be on the verge of going … Continue reading
“A Slaughter of Innocents”: Henry Siegman, a Venerable Jewish Voice for Peace, on Gaza
Henry Siegman, the former executive director of the American Jewish Congress, long described as one of the nation’s “big three” Jewish organizations along with the American Jewish Committee and the … Continue reading
Djelloul Marbrook: Why Do We Limit Journalism To 19th Century Conventions?
As developments tumble over on each other, it’s difficult to achieve and hold perspective. But it is my hope that in the 21st Century a journalism will evolve that makes … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: How America Made ISIS
Whatever your politics, you’re not likely to feel great about America right now. After all, there’s Ferguson (the whole world was watching!), an increasingly unpopular president, a Congress whose approval ratings … Continue reading
Phyllis Bennis: Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISIS
Weakening ISIS requires eroding the support it relies on from tribal leaders, military figures, and ordinary Iraqi Sunnis. Here’s how to do it without bombs. How is it possible that … Continue reading →