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Dick Cheney is in Obama’s head: Why U.S. foreign policy is broken
Tom Engelhardt
The American national security machinery seems incapable of handling the single threat it was built to destroy
Killer cops, drone wars and the crisis of democracy
Andrew O'Hehir
Americans have surrendered democracy and enslaved ourselves to illegitimate power. The consequences are murder
From hefty histories to chick lit: What I learned from reading two decades’ worth of NYT Notable Books lists
Laura Miller
How the most anxiety-inducing of year-end books lists has reflected the changing publishing landscape
Rebecca Solnit: Las Vegas mirrors America’s decline
Rebecca Solnit
The author of "Men Explain Things to Me" on the dangers of Sheldon Adelson and casino capitalism
Police think we’re the enemy: There will be more Fergusons if we keep militarizing local cops
David Palumbo-Liu
The terrible miscarriage of justice in Ferguson must spur real change in the excessive force given to the police
From the “knee defender” to the pig on the plane: The year in crazy in-flight drama
Anna Silman
Remember that live-tweet of a passenger's drunken, racist meltdown? 2014: A big year for viral air travel fiascoes
A nation crippled by fear: Why America’s reaction to Ferguson, Tamir Rice and ISIS are all connected
Marcy Wheeler
White people in this country are afraid -- and it's the key to understanding race relations and our foreign policy
Amazon’s frightening CIA partnership: Capitalism, corporations and our massive new surveillance state
Charles R. Davis
Hundreds of millions flow to Amazon from the national security state. It's a kind of partnership we shouldn't allow
For Obama and the Pentagon, an uneasy relationship
Julie Pace, Robert Burns
The Internet is not enough: Paul Simon’s “Graceland,” Malcolm Gladwell and the importance of real connections
Ethan Zuckerman
Trust Gladwell and "Graceland": True connection and cultural exchange requires "bridge figures" to cement ties
5 dangerous fantasies warping our foreign policy in the Middle East
Andrew Bacevich
Washington assumes the presence of U.S. troops will be a stabilizing force in the region, but why?
5 invaluable lessons from government whistle-blowers
Corinne Purtill
"Surveillance doesn't guarantee security" and other revelations in the age of Edward Snowden
“I really fault myself”: Retired Gen. Daniel Bolger on what we got wrong in Iraq
Elias Isquith
Three-star general and author tells Salon what we must learn to avoid making such terrible mistakes again
Rula Jebreal: Why America is losing the war on terror — and the Islam debate is so flawed
Rula Jebreal
EXCLUSIVE: Leading journo explains why killing Osama didn't end the war -- and why Bill Maher & co. get Islam wrong
GOP’s Iraq insanity is back: Why Hagel’s resignation means relitigating it — again
Simon Maloy
Hagel's resignation sets up a nomination fight controlled by Republicans who actually think they were right on Iraq
“No ordinary Secretary of Defense”: Obama lauds Hagel even as aides depict internal turmoil
Luke Brinker
President praises Pentagon chief, while aides privately say Hagel "wasn't up to the job"
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reportedly set to step down
Luke Brinker
Two years after contentious confirmation battle, the Pentagon chief is on his way out
Our militaristic leaders are the problem: “Railing against vets in the face of this madness is cowardice”
Keith Gentry
Our leaders start the next wars with drones and wanton agendas. No wonder vets return with PTSD and we get divided
The surprisingly large carbon paw print of your beloved pet
Larry Schwartz
Humans are far from the only animals soiling the planet. Dogs alone are responsible for 10 million tons of waste
“Happy Valley”: What really went wrong at Penn State
Andrew O'Hehir
It's not about football -- a gripping documentary spins a tale of shifting perspectives in a traumatized community
NBC’s frankenshow: “State of Affairs” borrows heavily from every other show on TV
Sonia Saraiya
I picked apart NBC's new drama "State of Affairs" to figure out exactly where it got all of its ideas
America’s dark imperial legacy: It goes much deeper than George W. Bush
Robert W. McChesney
While our 43rd president rightly takes blame for his disastrous failed wars, there's much more blame to go around
From Reagan to Obama: How America has created an infrastructure for permanent war
David Vine
The U.S. has military bases across the Middle East. Is it any wonder we ricochet from one conflict to another?
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