20 Years On, What Did the Iraq War Truly Cost?
March 20, 2023 | The war claimed more than lives and treasure — it claimed a future’s worth of lost opportunities. Now, younger generations are demanding them back.
Articles by Peter Certo
A Few Magnificent Things That Happened in 2021
December 22, 2021 | Feeling bleak? Well, 2021 wasn’t all bad — here are a few astounding things ordinary people won at home and abroad.
Greed Is Prolonging the Pandemic
December 2, 2021 | The longer it takes the world to get vaccinated, the more variants we’ll see.
Biden Is Right to End the War in Afghanistan
August 18, 2021 | Now our obligation is to those Afghans living with the consequences of our four decades of intervention.
The Day I Became Antiwar
March 24, 2021 | A personal recollection on the day that launched the Iraq War — and its lessons for us 18 years later.
Who’s Afraid of ‘Socialism’?
February 12, 2020 | Americans were taught to associate “socialism” with dictatorship and “capitalism” with democracy. Are those days over?
Trump’s Iran Aggression Deserves Full-Throated Opposition
January 3, 2020 | Trump is betraying his voters and threatening millions of lives. Call him on it before it’s too late.
End the Wars, Win the Antiwar Vote
November 26, 2019 | Hard data shows ending our wars would be smart politics — and the first step toward repairing a moral calamity.
The Case for Impeachment Goes Way Beyond Ukraine
September 25, 2019 | Democrats need to take Trump’s crimes against people and the planet as seriously as those against Joe Biden.
Pardoning War Criminals Is a Monstrous Way to Honor Memorial Day
May 23, 2019 | Glorifying serial killer-type behavior most service members would find appalling is a strange way to honor them.