The House Sit-In Would’ve Been More Powerful if It Rejected ‘No Fly, No Buy’
House Democrats are legitimizing error-prone, Islamophobic terrorist “watch lists” as the basis for gun control. That won’t make anyone safer.
The Second “5 Days for the Cuban 5
Institute for Policy Studies joins with the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 for the 2nd annual week of actions to get justice for: Fernando González, Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, And René González.
Our Endless State of War
As long as it’s fought by other people on someone else’s soil, Americans can live with perpetual conflict.
Playing the Spoiler in Colombia
The United States must stop supporting the perverse Colombian status quo that lies at the heart of the country’s prolonged civil war.
Ten Years and One Month Later
A look at the news after the memorialization of 9/11 reveals an America that systematically attempts to erase its fingerprints from world events.
Headlines or Not, the Iraq War is Not Over
One month without U.S. military deaths does little to undo the damage of thousands of Iraqu lives lost in this “dumb” war.
Why Not a Fantasy Foreign Policy League?
Just as sports commentary draws from warfare, military intelligence lingo sometimes mimics sports talk.
War Fatigue and the Un-Critical Critics of War
Despite Washington’s newfound war fatigue, there are no signs that U.S. militarism is on the wane.
In Afghanistan Speech, Obama Offers Token Troop Withdrawals While Maintaining the “War on Terror” Mindset
President Obama passed up an opportunity to recognize our democracy and respect the views of the vast majority of the American people with regards to the Afghanistan War.
The New Face Of War
The Obama administration is taking war to a new level, and that’s not good news.
Lighting the Terrorist Fuse
Is the FBI fighting terrorism or encouraging it?
Homegrown Fear Mongering
Targeting Somali youth as terrorists won’t make the United States safer.
NAFTA: Kicked Up a Notch
NAFTA is not just about free trade any more. As columnist Laura Carlsen explains, NAFTA has a new and ominous punch as well.
Democrats Talk Tough
Trying to beat the Republicans at their own game–fear-mongering in the service of ever higher military budgets–is a losing proposition.