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War & Peace
The Most Dangerous Place on Earth: A Nuclear Armageddon in the Making in South Asia
Undoubtedly, for nearly two decades, the most dangerous place on earth has been the Indian-Pakistani border in Kashmir.
“Complete Fantasy”: Tariq Ali on Donald Trump’s Claim “I Alone Can Solve” Rise in Islamic Militancy
Tariq Ali discusses Trump's candidacy and Bernie Sanders.
Cuba Evokes the History of US Imperialism in Latin America
The reality is that US imperialism in Latin America is a significant problem that must be addressed to achieve peace in the world.
Israel’s “Less Lethal” Weapons Take Children’s Eyes and Lives
Eight children have been shot in the head or neck, despite instructions not to fire rubber-coated bullets above the torso.
Entering Uncharted Territory in Washington: Are We in a New American World?
Lest you think that there's nothing new under the sun, the context for everything happening in our world is so new as to be outside of thousands of years …
Brussels Bombings Coverage Shows Media Don’t Count All Terrorism Deaths Equally
Just nine days earlier, another European nation's capital had been the site of a similar bombing.
A Military Leviathan Has Emerged as the United States’ 51st and Most Powerful State
What if our post-democratic military is driven by an autocrat who insists that it must obey his whims in the cause of “making America great again”?
Thirteen Years After Disastrous US Invasion of Iraq, Obama Quietly Deploys More Troops
Obama is the fourth consecutive president to militarily intervene in Iraq, despite pledges to end war.
Drones, Drugs and Death
The war on terror's methods of mass surveillance and remote warfare are not unique.
A Case for Demilitarizing the Military
It's time to examine the realities of both the US military and changing civilian relations to it.