Article Archive

VA Whistleblower Ignites Firestorm Over Vets’ Illnesses

Epidemiologist says VA hid and manipulated data regarding burn pits and Gulf War syndrome.

May 10, 2013

Guantanamo Bay Failed

Courts are overturning the military tribunals’ few convictions, while the notorious prison costs taxpayers millions.

February 7, 2013

‘COPS’ at 25

The popular reality series confronts an “uncertain and problematic” future

January 15, 2013

Surviving War, Falling to Suicide

Brain injuries, post-traumatic stress, and depression are as hazardous as any battlefield — and kill more of our veterans.

January 1, 2013

Doomsday for the Defense Department

Cuts are coming to the Pentagon whether sequestration happens or not–but the military-industrial complex is prepared.

December 13, 2012

Homeland Security’s Unhappy Anniversary

Security theater aside, just what is the decade-old DHS good for?

December 5, 2012

Another Thanksgiving in Afghanistan

Scandal takes center stage and warlords amass as soldiers hit the mess for turkey day.

November 22, 2012

Petraeus’s COIN Gets Flipped

The general’s counterinsurgency doctrine is as disgraced as he is.

November 19, 2012

The Looming Sunni-Shia Crisis

Sectarian tension roils four Mideast countries

November 9, 2012

Will Blasphemy Laws Derail the Egyptian Revolution?

A draft constitution contains some new free speech protections, but most still favor an Islamic foundation to civil law.

November 1, 2012

The Drug War Devolves in Honduras

Why the military model doesn’t work.

October 26, 2012

The New Agent Orange?

The VA resists a public registry for vets exposed to toxic open-air burn pits.

October 16, 2012

Marijuana Legalization’s Tipping Point

Colorado, Washington, and Oregon will decide on historic reforms in November.

October 10, 2012

Occupying a Footnote to History

What really brought down the OWS movement?

September 19, 2012

Mad Men

American PR mavens intervene on behalf of the Bahraini royal family.

September 8, 2012

Revisiting Iraq

The American occupation has emboldened al Qaeda—and Iran.

August 22, 2012

Embassy to Nowhere

The State Department’s $750 million Baghdad boondoggle

April 2, 2012

Gitmo’s Prying Eyes

The Defense Department wages war on attorney-client privilege.

January 26, 2012

Nuclear Money Pit

America’s atomic arsenal is stuck in the Cold War era.

November 29, 2011