Siamese Twins Sharing the Same Brain
How the Military and the Civilian Are Blurring in Washington
By William J. Astore
Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com
I have a fairy tale for you. Once upon a time, a representative democracy was established with a constitution that distilled the wisdom of the ages. Its [...]
The Collapse of the Old Oil Order
How the Petroleum Age Will End
By Michael T. Klare
Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com
Whatever the outcome of the protests, uprisings, and rebellions now sweeping the Middle East, one thing is guaranteed: the world of oil will be permanently transformed. Consider [...]
Cutting $100 Billion?… Easy
If Only Washington Had a Brain
By Tom Engelhardt
Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com
Here’s the latest news from Congress, in case you’ve been in Afghanistan for the last couple of weeks. A debate about slashing the federal budget is now upon us, while fears [...]
Pox Americana
Driving Through the Gates of Hell and Other American Pastimes in the Greater Middle East
By Tom Engelhardt
Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com
As we’ve watched the dramatic events in the Middle East, you would hardly know that we had a thing to do with them. [...]
How the Power of Myth Keeps Us Mired in War
Why Are We Still in Afghanistan?
By Ira Chernus
Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com
When I try to figure out why we are still in Afghanistan, though every ounce of logic says we ought to get out, an unexpected [...]
The group behind a string of Islamophobic documentaries is at it again: With just 48days to go until the release of “Iranium,” the Clarion Fund has kicked into high gear promoting its film about Iran. One bit of the effort is a blog launched on the movie’s website. It’s a slick effort replete [...]
One November’s Dead
The American War Dead Disappear into the Darkness
By Tom Engelhardt
Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com
America’s heroes? Not so much. Not anymore. Not when they’re dead, anyway.
Remember as the invasion of Iraq was about to begin, when the Bush administration decided to seriously enforce [...]
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
Four Scenarios for the End of the American Century by 2025
By Alfred W. McCoy
Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com
A soft landing for America 40 years from now? Don’t bet on it. The demise of the United States as the global [...]
Will the GOP’s Victory Energize Mideast Doves?
Every Action Provokes a Reaction
By Ira Chernus
Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com
Palestine as America’s next Vietnam? Like all historical analogies, it’s far from perfect. We aren’t about to send the U.S. Army to the West Bank or Gaza to kill and die [...]
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Blocked from major new domestic initiatives by a Republican victory in the midterm elections, President Barack Obama promptly lit out for Asia, a far more promising arena. That continent, after all, is rising, and Obama is eager [...]