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Noam Chomsky: America is the gravest danger to world peace
Noam Chomsky
The famous scholar and political activist talks Iran, the Middle East and the bellicosity of the Republican Party
Thomas Jefferson’s urgent lesson for America: The less force we wield, the more powerful we become
William J. Astore
The U.S. military hasn't had a meaningful victory since 1945. We'd be wise to heed the words of our founding father
The CIA’s grotesque secret: How it’s partnering with human rights abusers — and sparking blowback
Sarah Margon
Shadowy intelligence operations show need for real accountability. Luckily, there's a model to achieve just that
Huckabee, Trump and the “life matters” lie: Every “life is precious” — except a woman’s or a girl’s
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Huckabee won't support abortion for 11-year-old rape victims—and Trump thinks women must be on death's door first
“If we did not protest, no one would punish those men”: A brutal murder, a sham trial, and justice denied in Kabul
Elizabeth Schaeffer Brown, Jason Brooks Brown
After the killing of Farakhunda, women marched to the Afghan Supreme Court. Now, "We only feel secure in our homes"
Donald Trump’s biggest crime is his honesty: How he exposes the sickening rot at the core of the GOP
Patrick L. Smith
Republicans have spent decades dressing up fear as courage, pretending at seriousness while advancing hysteria
America welcomes permanent war: Vietnam and the demise of the anti-war movement
Tom Engelhardt
A generation ago, protests helped bring an end to an unjust war. Now we turn a blind eye to extrajudicial murder
“Sometimes the kid dies, sometimes the cop dies”: The insane rationalizations of America’s militarized police
Heather Digby Parton
One year after Ferguson, and with cops cracking down yet again, it is shocking how little has changed
America occupies the planet: The grim realities of our endless War on Terror
Chalmers Johnson
The Pentagon owns or rents over 700 bases in 130 countries -- and that doesn't include the *6,000* we have at home
The austerity crisis America ignores: Puerto Rico is having its Greek moment—but nobody seems to care
Robert Hennelly
Puerto Rico faces default, and its creditors are demanding crippling austerity. Obama must step in
How to build a nuclear bomb: We’ve demonized books, but are we any safer?
Ann Larabee
Can we stop explosives guides from landing in violent hands? And if so, at what cost to free expression?
America’s white masculinity complex and the myth of the “senseless” mass shooting
Nico Lang
The media pegs men like John Russell Houser as "killers without a cause." The truth is more unnerving
Delusions of a madman: Lindsey Graham proclaims he’s already won his war with Iran
Simon Maloy
Future president Lindsey Graham declares victory in the war with Iran he's probably (definitely) going to start
The Middle East will never be the same: Why the Iran pact is a historic triumph
Peter Van Buren
Without a shot being fired, the United States and Iran have effectively ended an era of outright hostility
Our monumental Turkey blunder: Who put the American exceptionalists back in charge?
Patrick L. Smith
The Pentagon has just tipped this nation into another uncertain, dangerous alliance on short-term tactical grounds
How China and Russia are running rings around Washington
Pepe Escobar
A geopolitical "big bang" just happened in Eurasia, and it's not good for United States
The American empire is fading out: #BlackLivesMatter, Bernie Sanders & the secrets to a better tomorrow
Matthew Pulver
Salon talks to philosopher Michael Hardt about how new forms of social movements can make a difference
My terrifying Kilimanjaro climb: How I expanded my limits, but almost lost my mind
Dustin Grinnell
I knew I was susceptible to altitude sickness. So what made me try to ascend this 20,000-foot summit?
Pseudo-science and Bible-thumping, the worst of both worlds: The problem with rehab, AA and calling addiction a disease
Wesley Yiin
Marc Lewis tells Salon that addiction is about habit — and calling it a disease hinders addicts from recovery
Netanyahu’s self-serving scare tactics: Why his Iran fear-mongering is riddled with contradictions
Matthew Pulver
Israel's leader is doing his best to scare Americans into nixing the Iran deal. But what he's saying makes no sense
Chris Matthews’ dumb Bernie Sanders disdain: Dopey pundit drools over W’s “mission accomplished,” doesn’t think vets’ advocate can be commander in chief
Paul Rosenberg
A "who takes Bernie seriously" rant by D.C.'s silliest wind-up toy gets Sanders, and American history, all wrong
“The U.S. often goes to war very overconfident about how the war will turn out”
Michael Schulson
We've lost four of our last five wars, despite being the superpower. Dominic Tierney explains why this happens
The GOP’s apocalyptic tradition: How anti-communist hysteria paved the way for a calamitous “War on Terror”
Conor Lynch
If Republican saber-rattling on Iran seems familiar, it's because it should
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