Book Review

If They Are Not Human, We Do Not Have to Follow the Law

Martin Di Caro / Responsible Statecraft Dec 12, 2025 A new book points out that the narco boat 'second strike' story is a familiar one. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

Cheney, Architect of Endless War, Helped Kill Our Faith in Leaders

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Jim Lobe / Responsible Statecraft Nov 5, 2025 George W. Bush's vice president was probably the most powerful veep in history, but at America's expense. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Zombie War on Terror Is Upon Us

Branko Marcetic / Responsible Statecraft Oct 14, 2025 The al-Qaida and Taliban threats are long gone but the tools and weapons we created to fight them are finding more monsters to destroy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

The Roots of Trump’s Wars on Terror Trace Back to 9/11

Elizabeth Beavers / Responsible Statecraft Sep 11, 2025 After the attacks on New York and Washington, the US built a legal framework for permanent conflict that all presidents since have systematically abused. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

War on Terror Redux

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Jul 14, 2025 What the case of Kilmar Abrego García tells us about the revival of institutionalized torture. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Book Review

No-Man’s-Land: The Writing and Art of Guantánamo

Jacqueline Loss / NACLA Mar 14, 2025 A new book examines how art produced in Guantánamo reimagines empathy and resistance. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

NOLA Attacker Was a Vet Who Fought the War on Terror Before Breakdown

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 2, 2025 Even if Jabbar had been an immigrant, his actions would have said nothing about immigrants. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Interview

Coming of Age in the Shadow of 9/11

Eoin Higgins / Truthdig Sep 20, 2024 A new book offers a personal and political history of Bush-era America and its imprints on the present. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Osama Bin Laden’s Enduring Legacy

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Jul 26, 2024 U.S. troops are still haunted by the lingering demons of the war on terror. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Film

The Limits of Being a Fly on the Wall

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jul 18, 2024 With unprecedented access to the Taliban, the documentary “Hollywoodgate” makes promises it can’t keep. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

The Pentagon Refuses Responsibility for the Lives They’ve Ruined

Nick Turse / TomDispatch May 26, 2024 Over the decades, the DoD has been responsible for the deaths of scores of civilians, but compensating those harmed has never been a serious priority. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Torture, Abu Ghraib, and the Legacy of the U.S. War on Iraq

Maha Hilal / TomDispatch May 1, 2024 20 years after the Iraq War prison scandal, victims are still in court and Washington is still trying to forget. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )