Friday, July 11, 2025

How 9/11 bred a ‘war on terror’ from hell

That never-ending disaster—known as “the war on terror”—has resulted in the deaths of nearly a million people and the “indirect deaths” of perhaps 3.6 million more.

Shrinking the Pentagon

Will the Biden administration dare cut military spending?

Bernie Sanders leads charge to block $20 billion arms sale to Israel

Senator Bernie Sanders pledges to introduce a resolution to halt a massive U.S. arms deal with Israel, responding to widespread criticism of American complicity in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

How to make American foreign policy yours

There remains a treasure trove of perfectly legal ways foreign powers are subverting American democracy.

You Must Be Kidding! Adventures in an American World of Frustration

Assassination, previously an illegal act, has become the heart and soul of Washington’s way of life.

Gods of the Sky

How more sanitized can killing become, except for those in the missile's path?

Trump’s nuclear dreams

Nightmares past and present.

Be careful what you wish for

The true lessons of the Afghan war...

The Promise (and Peril) of the New Populism

Populism can be dangerous when embraced by the right because it usually comes mixed with nativism.

Ending regime change—in Bolivia and the world

The triumph of democracy in Bolivia and the failure of the U.S.'s "regime change" efforts around the world.