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The ineffectual State of the Union
Alex Pareene
Tonight, the president will probably propose a bunch of good things, and then Congress will ignore them
America’s idiotic drone gamble
Tom Engelhardt
The military has kept a Saudi base under wraps for two years. Given its success in the region, it's no wonder why
Esquire responds to criticism of Osama feature: “Lots of words to sort through”
Daniel D'Addario
The longread over Osama Bin Laden's shooter comes in for a fact-check — which Esquire rebuffs
Would Lincoln use drones?
Alex Seitz-Wald
Lincoln probably would have loved drones, but may have held off using them to kill for strategic reasons
Congress takes sides on drones
Jillian Rayfield
Some members of Congress call for more oversight, while others defend the program unconditionally
Lawmakers urge oversight of drone program
Philip Elliott
Lawmakers on Sunday called for a closer look at President Obama's use of drones
Former congressman Tom Allen: GOP speaks a different language
Tom Allen
You try serving with these Republicans: I spent 12 years in Congress and lost hope that we could talk to each other
Fact-checking Feinstein on civilian drone deaths
Natasha Lennard
At John Brennan's confirmation hearing, the senator understated civilian casualties from drones
Liberals love drones too
Alex Seitz-Wald
Why is it so hard to get liberals to care about drones? Most like them
The Canadian border: A Constitution-free zone
Todd Miller
Drone use, surveillance and now border police all exist outside the law in the post-9/11 world
Welcome to Kabul! Here’s some brass knuckles
Chris Sands
Parts of the city are slipping into lawlessness as NATO focuses on the countryside and its ultimate withdrawal
Report: 54 countries supported CIA rendition
Natasha Lennard
More than a quarter of the world's governments covertly helped the U.S.'s controversial program
5 great books on world travel
Alec Ash
British author Colin Thubron on travel writing, wanderlust and his favorite literary globe-hoppers
Noam Chomsky: America’s “yearning for democracy is a bad joke”
Noam Chomsky
In his new book "Power Systems," the political critic reflects on the Arab Spring and our role in the Middle East
When Ed Koch backed George Bush
David Sirota
A bipartisan crowd lauds him as a quintessential New Yorker, studiously avoiding one of his last roles: warmonger
Obama channels George W. Bush in CIA pick
Bill Moyers, Michael Winship
John Brennan's been a key player in the president's possibly illegal drone attacks. Now he's up for a promotion
Austerity measures will strangle the U.S. economy
Robert Reich
Our shrinking GDP is no great mystery. Government spending took a precipitous drop in the fourth quarter
VA report: 22 veterans commit suicide each day
Kevin Freking
The number of veterans who commit suicide each day is more than 20 percent higher than previously estimated
Coke’s Super Bowl ad: Pretty much everything wrong with America
Michael Shaw
From its gender stereotyping to its allusions to American exceptionalism, the spot offends in every which way
Hagel emerges with solid Dem support for Pentagon
Donna Cassata
Democrats hold a 14-12 advantage on the Senate Armed Services Committee
Meet the contractors turning America’s police into a paramilitary force
John Knefel
They can already learn a lot about you with their spy technologies
What the Hagel hearings mean
Nick Turse
The last best chance for the truth about a lost war and America's war-making future
Is a two-state solution still possible — or is Israel toast?
Andrew O'Hehir
Israel's secret policemen face the unthinkable in the Oscar-nominated documentary "The Gatekeepers"
The Pentagon is planning the nation’s largest ever cyber army
Jeb Boone
Responding to threats of espionage and state-sponsored cyber attack, U.S. Cyber Command looks to expand its forces
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