Lower courts are slowly but steadily eroding the legal basis for some of the most reactionary war on terror policies.
The Art of the Back-Pedal
From the U.S. to the U.K. to Turkey, it is a hallmark of right-wing populists to make a preposterous policy and then be forced to retreat.
How to Displace the Great Replacement
The far right’s war on culture is capturing the hearts and minds of mass shooters and populist politicians.
Don’t Forget: Nuclear Weapons Are an Existential Threat, Too
A new study shows just how bad a nuclear war could get. We need a plan to eliminate this risk permanently.
Trump’s Endless Wars
Trump’s not bringing the troops home. He’s been haphazardly deploying more troops, drones, and dollars abroad, while waging a shadow foreign policy for his own benefit.
Trump’s Betrayal of the Kurds Is Terrible, But the Answer Is Not Endless War
It is sickening that the U.S. would deliver the Kurds to Turkish violence, but that doesn’t mean we should embrace the U.S. presence in Syria.
The Pentagon Is Pledging to Reform Itself. Again. It Won’t.
The new secretary of defense, a former Raytheon lobbyist, won’t even pledge not to go back through the revolving door.
10 Ways that the Climate Crisis and Militarism are Intertwined
War and militarism are destroying the planet. But if we de-fund the Pentagon, we can save it.
How the Saudi Oil Field Attack Overturned America’s Apple Cart
For all their overwhelming firepower, the U.S. and its allies can cause a lot of misery in the Middle East, but still can’t govern the course of events.
Mass Killings In Afghanistan Are Acts of White Supremacy
Like racist mass murders at home, drone attacks killing dozens of civilians at a time are only possible because of a culture of dehumanization.