Peace / Security

Peace / Security

Lessons on North Korea from the Cuban Missile Crisis

Mitchell Zimmerman

August 23, 2017

Amid the tensions, the Soviet leader secretly offered Kennedy good advice: Let's not tug on "the knot of war."

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Engagement With North Korea Works

Kerri Kennedy

July 19, 2017

With a little will, both sides can take small steps to ratchet down the pressure — and avoid a catastrophic war.

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The Torture-Friendly Trump Administration

Medea Benjamin

July 19, 2017

Only stupid people say torture works — and one of them is sitting in the White House.

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A Bipartisan Vote to Put the Brakes on War

Peter Certo

July 5, 2017

By putting such a sinister face on it, Trump might have finally inspired lawmakers to rein in America’s post-9/11 war machine.

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Is This How the World Sees America Now?

Jill Richardson

July 12, 2017

A scathing review of the president's performance at a recent global summit should raise red flags.

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Trump on Cuba: If Obama Did It, It’s Bad

Jill Richardson

June 21, 2017

The president doesn't seem interested in the details. He just wants to undo everything that came before him.

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Another Troop Surge in America’s Longest War

Jim Hightower

June 21, 2017

100,000 troops couldn't stabilize Afghanistan. What can an extra 5,000 win, besides more casualties?

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Trump’s Twitter Bombs

Jim Hightower

June 14, 2017

If a president is going to pick a mess of foreign fights, wouldn't it be better not to pick them with allies?

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Arsonist in Chief

August 16, 2017

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6 Reasons Not to Reboot the Cold War

Miriam Pemberton

February 9, 2016

Back to a future we really need to leave behind.

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The Prison-Industrial Complex Takes Another Hit

Jim Hightower

November 17, 2015

Officials who built their careers on mass incarceration are now calling for this madness to end.

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How Rabid Extremists Exiled a 14-Year-Old

Jim Hightower

November 3, 2015

Ahmed the clock maker had a bright future in America, until anti-Muslim radicals chased him away.

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