Iraq’s problems are in large part the result of recent disasters–like the U.S. invasion and the Syrian civil war–not ancient grievances.
U.S. Forces: Stay Out of Iraq
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ISIS: The Spoils of the “Great Loot” in the Middle East
Adding yet more warfare to the current crisis in the Middle East will perpetuate exactly what the imperial powers set out to do: tear an entire region of the world asunder.
Rare Progressive Victory Will Help Build a Peace Economy
We may have the best chance since the end of the Cold War to achieve a less militarized economy.
Poem: Ars Poetica
The poem of the week from our friends at Split This Rock.
Disrupting Hillary
What would it take for Hillary Clinton to reconsider her knee-jerk American exceptionalism?
Why Repression Continues in Honduras
Military repression in Honduras is a direct legacy of U.S. meddling in the country.
Soldiers Suffered From PTSD in the Middle Ages, Too
After the Norman Conquest, bishops devised an ingenious way to deal with the component of PTSD known as moral injury.
Don’t Go Back to Iraq!
Five steps the U.S. can take in Iraq without going back to war.
The Pentagon Budget Is Shrinking. Invest in Transition!
The House has voted to drastically cut programs that help military-dependent communities transition to a peace economy.
Who Won Iraq?
Iraq today is George W. Bush’s nightmare and Osama bin Laden’s wet dream.