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War & Peace
Donald Trump Is the Mosquito — Not the Zika Virus
Perhaps it would be better to see Donald Trump as a symptom, not the problem itself.
“Just Take Me to Jail”: Remembering Muhammad Ali’s Refusal to Fight in Vietnam
Thousands are expected to gather in Louisville Friday for the funeral of Muhammad Ali.
US Survey Reveals Public Support for Nuclear Strikes and a Disconnect From Their Bloody Reality
People who support the use of nuclear weapons do not understand the bloody reality of bombing campaigns.
BDS and the Eternal Holocaust
It's unsettling, to say the least, that the UN should lend its facilities to an initiative equating BDS with Nazism.
The Foreign Policies of Sanders, Trump and Clinton: The US and the World in 2016 and Beyond
The aspirations of the millions who have rallied to Sanders point towards a revolutionary foreign policy.
The Global Trade in Guantánamo Captives
The US largely did not capture the prisoners it continues to hold at Guantanamo — it bought them.
A Policy of Assassinations Is Being Conducted in Our Name
The focus on the technology of remote killing often serves as a surrogate for what should be a broader examination of the state's power over life and death.
A Multi-Trillion-Dollar Bridge to Nowhere in the Greater Middle East
Washington finds itself drawn ever deeper into conflicts that, once begun, become interminable — wars for which the US military has yet to devise a plausible solution.
Healing From War: Thanking a Veteran for Her Service Is Not Enough
While psychological trauma is more commonly treated among veterans today, moral injuries are only beginning to be addressed.
William Rivers Pitt | Once Upon a Time, My Father Was a Soldier
In a number of ways, my father died in Vietnam. He just didn't know it.