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A Rumsfeld-era reminder about what causes Terrorism
Glenn Greenwald
We can't combat Terrorism by sending our military into Muslim countries. Doing that only exacerbates the problem.
David Rohde on the “why do they hate us?” question
Glenn Greenwald
A new poll shows substantial support for bombing and invading Iran.
Pakistan’s security is hanging in the balance
Juan Cole
Pakistan's military offensive has become a rallying point for Muslim radicals. Volunteers pour in to fight the army
David Rohde’s insights into what motivates the Taliban
Glenn Greenwald
Seven months of captivity reveal how U.S. "anti-terrorism" actions fuel extremism and anti-American hatred.
The Nobel Prize, with an asterisk
Michael Winship
It's not that strange to get an "aspirational" peace prize, but now the president has to earn it
How to avoid the GOP’s mistakes during the Bush years?
Glenn Greenwald
"The left has held Obama's feet to the fire way more than the right ever did to Bush": is that a good thing?
Obama’s critical moment approaches
Camille Paglia
Plus: Letters from a tea party organizer, Palin defender, Obama critic, Polanski supporter, male soprano and more
The Cheney administration in exile
Gabriel Winant
If you miss the old bomb-and-torture style of conservatism, Liz Cheney's here to help
Democrats and Afghanistan: what’s at stake
Glenn Greenwald
There's a reason those who benefit most from perpetual war are so aggressively pressuring Obama to escalate.
Norman Mailer for secretary of defense
William Astore
On Afghanistan, Obama needs the input of freethinking outsiders, not generals. What if LBJ had listened to Mailer?
Gay issues, the “fringe left” and the liberal veal pen
Glenn Greenwald
The conflicts emerging over Obama's inaction on gay equality repeat themselves in most other areas
Why Obama shouldn’t have received the Peace Prize — yet
Robert Reich
The president may be an inspirational figure, and he's not George Bush, but that's not enough. He needs to deliver
Accusing Obama critics of “standing with the terrorists”
Glenn Greenwald
Is there a patriotic duty to join a "national celebration" over Obama?
Why Obama deserved the Nobel Peace Prize
Joan Walsh
For eight years peace was made impossible by the lawless Bush-Cheney cabal. Now Obama needs to live up to his award
What’s with all the zombies?
David Sirota
Maybe the undead creatures surfacing everywhere in pop culture have something to do with Washington and Wall Street
So much happening in D.C., so little to show for it
Robert Reich
Healthcare, global warming, Wall Street, jobs -- none of the government's proposed solutions add up to much
Barack Obama’s premature Nobel peace prize
Andrew Leonard
Yes, the President looks good hanging out with world leaders and his heart is in the right place. Is that enough?
Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize
Glenn Greenwald
A story that at first seems like an Onion gag continues to feel that way upon further reflection.
Eight more years?
Joan Walsh
It's hard not to think of Vietnam as Obama mulls sending more troops to Afghanistan
Girl, you’ll be a bloodthirsty gladiator soon
Steve Almond
Lise Haines talks about her young adult novel, and why the fictional violence isn't so removed from today's culture
The suffocatingly narrow Afghanistan “debate”
Glenn Greenwald
The supposed "costs" of leaving Afghanistan are endlessly highlighted, but the costs from staying are ignored.
Arlington Cemetery unveils a new unknown soldier
Mark Benjamin
The first headstone stamped "Unknown" since 1984 is the result not of war's chaos, but of human error
What else could our bailout money have bought?
Matt Bivens
For $4 trillion, we could've wiped out any number of diseases worldwide
The sources used by the Liberal Media
Glenn Greenwald
The Sunday news shows create intense cognitive dissonance: A debt-crippled nation debating whom to attack next
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