Carpet bombing of Islamic State territory called for by Sen. Ted Cruz is inflammatory rhetoric at its worst.
Enough Islamic State Civilians Are Already Being Killed Without Carpet Bombing, Thanks
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Arms Control: Worse Than Baby Steps
A baby’s first steps are forward: They can’t walk one step forward, two steps back — like arms control.
Would Sanders Be the Arms Control President We Thought We Were Getting in Obama?
President Obama took the money — for the Nobel Peace Prize — and ran: straight from the arms control he won the award for.
Judgment Day for Austerity in Irish Election
A coalition of leftists and independents may come out on top in the Irish election.
Women High on List of Victims of Hillary Clinton’s Hawkish Foreign Policy
Hillary Clinton’s advocacy for women, ostensibly global, is hollow at heart.
Nuclear Ban Treaty Seeks to Make an End Run Around Nuclear Powers
How would a treaty that declares nuclear weapons illegal work if the U.S. doesn’t sign on?
Hillary Clinton Puts Space Between Her and Neocons With Whom She’s Identified
Prominent neocon Robert Kagan’s comfort with Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy should make us all uncomfortable.
Russian Bombing in Syria May Ensure Decades More Rule by Assad
Russian success in Syria may have a trickle-down effect on its other ventures such as Ukraine.
Jeffrey Sachs Blames Hillary Clinton for Our National Security Woes
To economic development expert Jeffrey Sachs, Hillary Clinton is a neocon.
You Too Can Have a Future in Nuclear Destruction
Kids, don’t know what career to pursue? Get a masters in nuclear deterrence.