| Dec 30, 2014 | Peace / SecurityFor a moment, four years ago, it seemed that dictators in the Middle East would soon be a thing of the past. Back then, it looked like the United States would have to make good on its declared support for democracy, as millions of Tunisians, Egyptians, Bahrainis,...
| | Peace / SecurityWhat did President Barack Obama mean when he declared that Washington will normalize relations with Cuba? Will they become the same as U.S. relations with any other country? Will all Americans be free to travel there? To do business with Cuba? Or will the strict...
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| Dec 16, 2014 | Peace / SecurityThe spooks are spooked. Not by anything that foreign enemies might do to America — but by what our CIA and its political overseers did to America. By “America,” I mean the essence of our country: our ideals and the moral values we hold up as a beacon to...
| Dec 10, 2014 | Peace / SecurityConfronted by a hostile Republican Congress, President Barack Obama has chosen to flex his political muscles on a range of pressing issues. He increased the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors. He struck a climate deal with China. He’s protected as...
| | Peace / SecurityAn old bumper sticker offered a stinging response to the Bush-Cheney regime’s enthusiasm for waterboarding: “Impeach Bush,” it urged. “Torture Cheney.” Bush and Cheney escaped unscathed. The Senate has just released an astonishing report...
