Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 142)
Pentagon develops global base strategy
David Vine
The Pentagon is transforming its overseas base empire and creating a dangerous new way of war
Assange and Ecuador: A toxic mix
Simeon Tegel
Analysis: Why WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Ecuador are so bad for each other
Religion’s biggest threats
Adam Lee
Our economy runs on the fossil fuels of oil, gas and coal, but our society runs on the fossil fuel of religion
Obama’s scramble for Africa
Nick Turse
Secret wars, secret bases, and the Pentagon’s “new spice route” in Africa
In Afghanistan, U.S. borrows strategy from Iraq
Chris Sands
As it did in Iraq, U.S. relies on local militias to tame the enemy. But this time, it might only make matters worse
Washington’s default military solution
Tom Engelhardt
What Washington can't learn from the failure of the Military option
War swept under and over the rug
Steven Heller
Afghans have woven the scars of war into their textiles
The post-Cold War era is over
Michael Lind
Global free trade and indefinite American military hegemony are both dead. What comes next?
US drawdown in Afghanistan includes many trainers
Heidi Vogt
The number of trainers and advisers is being reduced considerably
Procrastination rules
Frank Partnoy
More Americans than ever are concerned they're putting off work too much -- but science suggests it may not be bad
Biometric data blows up
Tana Ganeva
EFF's Jennifer Lynch discusses the expansion of biometric data collection and the growth of databases
Magic and the machine
Lewis H. Lapham
It is getting harder to distinguish reality from magic but alchemy cannot sustain us
Collapsing U.S. credibility
Glenn Greenwald
Condemning foreign governments for abusive acts while ignoring one's own is easy. But the U.S. leads the way
Paul Theroux on travelling
Alec Ash
Travel is a leap in the dark, says Paul Theroux – and one that will leave you a different person at the other end
Kathryn Jean Lopez: The saddest hack
Alex Pareene
It's time to take the National Review's Kathryn Jean Lopez seriously, as depressing as that is
Are liberals national security hypocrites?
Joan Walsh
Many Obama supporters are mum about policies they hated under Bush. Here's why
Pawlenty up, Rubio down, but not out
Alex Seitz-Wald
Veep-stakes update; Romney skips Bain towns; GOP tax plan helps wealthy most; and other top Tuesday stories.
“Newsroom”: Aaron Sorkin does “The Daily Show”
Willa Paskin
"West Wing" and "Social Network" mastermind returns to TV with wit, rapid-fire dialogue and brutal condescension
New NSA docs contradict 9/11 claims
Jordan Michael Smith
“I don’t think the Bush administration would want to see these released," an expert tells Salon
Drones spur debt and polio
Jefferson Morley
The price tag for Obama's remote control war keeps rising
Obama administration’s drone death figures don’t add up
Justin Elliott
Officials have provided conflicting reports on kills in Pakistan
It couldn’t happen here, it does happen there
Tom Engelhardt
The value of American -- and Afghan -- lives
Afghan school girls targeted
Chris Sands
The US had success promoting education in Afghanistan. But, now, even that is under attack.
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