Our foreign policy is aggressive, parochial, and hard-hearted. Unless voters finally demand differently, our next president will be the same.
Still Lots to Choke on About HRC’s 2002 AUMF Vote
Did Hillary Clinton vote for war against Iraq because, like the Bush family, she and Bill Clinton nursed a grudge against Saddam Hussein?
Hillary Clinton’s Foreign-Policy Experience Is Like a Bad Trip
Like life in general, experience in foreign policy doesn’t necessarily lead to wisdom, as Hillary Clinton has demonstrated.
If Ramadi Is What ‘Victory’ Against ISIS Looks Like, We’re in Trouble
City by city, state by state, the Middle East is being laid to waste — and then we’re bombing the rubble.
When Robots Commit War Crimes
Existing laws hold neither the military nor computer companies and programmers accountable for the sins of robots.
Life in the Gray Zone
While ISIS makes war on the world’s vast majority of “moderate Muslims,” hardliners in the West pretend they don’t exist.
The Five Lamest Excuses for Hillary Clinton’s Vote to Invade Iraq
Clinton supporters want Democratic voters to forgive their candidate’s support for the most disastrous foreign policy decision in decades. They shouldn’t.
Corporate Power Doesn’t Always Win: Remembering the FTAA
A decade ago, a transnational coalition beat back the largest corporate trade deal in history. Here’s what they can teach opponents of the TPP.
No, Trump, We Can’t Just ‘Take Their Oil’
Trump’s signature slogan on how to deal with ISIS is delusional.
This Month Marks 25 Years the U.S. Has Been at War in Iraq
A region at war, a rash of terrorist attacks, and the worst refugee crisis since World War II: These are the legacies of America’s quarter-century-and-counting war in Iraq.