A tight-knit group of neocon dead-enders is pushing Iran to the forefront of the GOP’s foreign policy agenda.
The Bomb Iran Lobby Gears Up for 2016
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Venture Capitalists Rule the World
You’ve heard of neo-liberalism. Say hello to its younger, wilder cousin: neo-lotteryism.
Okinawans Want Their Land Back. Is That So Hard to Understand?
The U.S. military sits at the center of a dispute that’s plagued the peaceful island of Okinawa for decades.
Why the World Is Becoming the Un-Sweden
Convergence theory predicted that the world would become like Swedish social democracy. Why has the opposite happened?
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference Goes Down in Flames
Once again Western nuclear powers undermined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (RevCon).
Authoritarian Symps
In the post-Cold War era, the right and even some on the left are playing a new game of “Who’s your favorite dictator?”
Congress Can — and Should — Declassify the TPP
If they wanted to, members of Congress could share the secret TPP text with the American people. Here’s how.
America’s Forgotten Naval War With Iran
Though you may remember its tragic conclusion: the downing of an Iran airliner by the U.S. warship Vincennes.
The Islamic State Needs to Be Stopped, But With Imagination, Not Intervention
Intervention may not be the answer, but the damage that the Islamic State wreaks on the regions it rules requires immediate action.
The Pentagon Makes War on Alaska’s Pristine Wilderness
For the wildlife and ecosystems of the Arctic, war has already arrived.