It’s Time to Rein in Lethal AI Drones
September 1, 2026 | Humans need to act, as AI agents scheme in the digital shadows.
Articles by James Carter
Meanwhile, in El Salvador
May 11, 2026 | Gangs and climate change drive migration and autocracy in Central America.
The American Gulag 2026
April 17, 2026 | People die while companies profit as concentration camps metastasize across America.
American Exceptionalism on Full Display
January 9, 2023 | Russia and the United States both hold themselves above the law and beyond accountability.
Indigenous Peoples Like Mine Are Fighting for Our Homelands
October 11, 2021 | Many would-be migrants, like the Garifuna, would love nothing more than to stay in our homes. It’s Washington that’s making it difficult.
Trump Never Did End The ‘Forever Wars.’ Will Biden?
January 4, 2021 | Little in Biden’s history or appointments suggests he’s inclined to end America’s permanent war posture. But empires are not sustained by inclination alone.
The Residue of Empire
June 12, 2017 | As the tide of American empire recedes, the Golden Arches remain in place.
We May Be on the Verge of a Return to the Bush Administration’s Worst Abuses
April 11, 2017 | The Trump administration may be preparing to bring back torture, extraordinary rendition, and indefinite detention — with Neil Gorsuch's help.