Matt Taibbi: John Podhoretz, You Suck
Neoconservatives think they've been vindicated by Ukraine, and their new Democratic allies agree. On America's most improbable and undeserved political comeback
The War on Terror Is a Success — for Terror
Terrorist groups have doubled since the passage of the 2001 AUMF. Even back in 2001, it should have been painfully predictable that this country’s war on terror would turn into…
Chris Hedges and Glenn Greenwald on the Second War on Terror (Video)
On this week's "On Contact," Chris Hedges discusses the second war on terror with the journalist, Glenn Greenwald.
Welcome to the American Century
By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch On February 17, 1941, less than 10 months before the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor and the U.S. found itself in a global war, Henry Luce,…
Andrew Cockburn: War Is a Multi-Trillion-Dollar Racket and the Pentagon Knows It
The journalist and Harper's editor brilliantly documents the motivations behind the U.S. military’s war lust in his new book, “Spoils of War.”
Stephen Davis: The British-American Lie That Started 30 Years of Carnage in the Middle East
The investigative journalist documents in detail the lead up, cover up and aftermath of a 1990 hostage crisis that few recall.
The Endless Shadow of the War on Terror
However unsuccessful, the war on terror will continue. The only difference: It won’t be called a war anymore.
A Life and Nation Transformed: 20 Years from West Point’s Gates and the War on Terror
The worldwide distribution and deployment of active duty army personnel looked radically different at the time of the 9/11 attacks – and so were the prospects for a budding soldier.
Forever Wars Are a Cancer on Our Democracy
Who authorized America's forever wars? And why do they never end?
The New Domestic War on Terror Has Already Begun
Homeland Security just issued its fourth danger bulletin this year. And both the weapons and rhetorical tactics of the first War on Terror are increasingly visible.
Lee Camp: The CIA Has Been Taking Over for Decades—Even Former Presidents Tried to Warn Us
If you're looking for proof the CIA and the whole cavalcade of other intelligence agencies working with them have gotten too big, look no further than the DNI's latest report.
We Should All Be Afraid of the New Cold War
2021 looks a lot like 1981—and that should scare us.
With a Second War on Terror Looming, ‘The Mauritanian’ Explores the First
Imprisoned without charges for fourteen years in Guantánamo, Mohamedou Slahi is a symbol of humans' impulse to abuse power and their capacity for redemption.
The New Domestic War on Terror is Coming
No speculation is needed. Those who wield power are demanding it. The only question is how much opposition they will encounter.
Will America’s 20-Year ‘War on Terror’ Ever End?
As the 20th anniversary of the catastrophic "war on terror" arrives, it's still difficult to know when the carnage it continues to cause will come to a halt.