The ‘Saving Grace’ of Donald Trump’s Presidency

Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch Oct 31, 2019 Despite his massive shortcomings, the president appears intent on recalibrating America’s role in the world. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The U.S. Border Is Much Bigger Than You Think

Todd Miller / TomDispatch Sep 24, 2019 In a broader sense, it should not solely be considered as the frontiers between the U.S. and its neighbors to the north and south. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Young Iraqi Voices Our Leaders Don’t Want You to Hear

Laura Gottesdiener / TomDispatch Jun 16, 2019 Two Iraqi activists talk about the rising threat of another U.S. war in the Middle East and their collective two decades of peace work. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

When It Comes to Election-Meddling, Russians Learned From the Best

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch May 22, 2019 Though Americans might find it hard to believe, we weren’t the first country to have an election interfered with by an intrusive foreign power! Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Military Families Speak Out Against the Afghanistan War

Stacy Bannerman / OtherWords Oct 10, 2018 Shame on a country that continues to take our troops to wars long declared done, absolving the collective conscience with two words: “They volunteered.”  Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the Korean Peninsula Could Become a Bright Spot in a World Gone Mad

John Feffer / TomDispatch May 23, 2018 The upcoming Trump-Kim summit, if it happens, will represent an extraordinarily important step forward, whether it actually produces an agreement of substance or not. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Politics

The Wholesale Attack on Brazilian Sovereignty: An Interview With Former Foreign Minister Celso Amorim

Brian Mier / Brasil Wire May 23, 2018 One of the world's most respected South American diplomats talks about U.S. involvement in his country's democratic crisis. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Iraq on Syria Strikes: We’ve Seen This Movie, and It Doesn’t End Well

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 15, 2018 Iraqis are clearly afraid that the North Atlantic intervention will embolden Islamic State to restart its operations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Dolls of Militarism: From War Hawks to Chicken Hawks

Maj. Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Apr 8, 2018 Donald Trump’s continual Cabinet reshuffling—otherwise the stuff of reality-TV drama—has become genuinely frightening. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

China and Russia Aren’t Nearly as Dangerous as We’re Meant To Believe

Maj. Danny Sjursen / AntiWar.com Mar 14, 2018 The new National Defense Strategy all but declares a new Cold War on Russia and China, but neither country has the power or malign intentions ascribed to it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How ‘Operation Merlin’ Tainted U.S. Intelligence on Iran

Gareth Porter / Consortium News Mar 4, 2018 The CIA operation, which involved providing Iran with a flawed design for a nuclear weapon, is the perfect example of creating intelligence in order to justify operations. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Why Is the Intel Community Targeting Jared Kushner?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 28, 2018 U.S. intelligence agencies are gunning for President Trump's son-in-law and have leaked charges that officials in several nations have strategized how to use him as a pawn. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )