Marilyn Young (1937–2017)
Militarism runs deep in the United States, but historian Marilyn Young never gave up believing that it could be overcome.
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The Lie of ‘Rebuilding’ the Military
A right-wing misinformation campaign and timid liberal pushback has obscured how absurdly bloated the US military budget is.
Remembering Sandino
The Nicaraguan nationalist was assassinated eighty-three years ago last month.
Resisting the Bombing
There are no “humanitarian” wars. There are only wars.
Why Is Venezuela Spiraling Out of Control?
Opposition violence and the government’s increasing authoritarianism are both to blame.
“Just Cause” and Its Aftermath
With the death of Manuel Noriega, we look back at the bloody 1989 invasion of Panama and the imperial wars that it helped justify.
The Curious Tale of the Soviet Voice-Over
The Soviet voice-over was a product of Cold War competition that became a symbol of the capitalist transition's contradictions.
Take Your Guns to Town
US warmongering left North Korea with a simple lesson: it might be worth hanging on to its nuclear weapons.
Struggle Session
Suzy Hansen’s Notes on a Foreign Country asks its American readers to finally recognize their nation’s place in the world.
Monarchists and Automobiles
Saudi Arabia has finally lifted its ban on women driving. But the repression at the core of the monarchy remains.
Against Conspiracy Theories
Forget JFK plots and 9/11 "truth." What elites do out in the open gives us enough to be outraged about.
Straying From the Party Line
My last years in the USSR.
Choose Your Own Adventure
When your God that fails is Pol Pot.
US Out of Syria
We should oppose the ongoing, disastrous US intervention in Syria without reservation.
Traumas of Dispossession
We're living through another crisis of American family farming. But don't expect a rural revolt any time soon.
The Mysteriously Vanished NATO Critique
Reading the avalanche of pro-NATO coverage after Trump's recent criticisms, you might assume there is no case that NATO is an American imperial project we should dismantle. But there is.
Claude Lanzmann: A Critical Appraisal
“Shoah” filmmaker Claude Lanzmann, who died this month, forever changed the world’s understanding of the Holocaust — for better and for worse.
Joe Lieberman? Really?
Joe Lieberman is offering warnings about the rising left. While laughing at his advice, you should also remember how absolutely terrible his entire career has been.
Medicalizing Society
The rise of psychiatry was funded by America’s Gilded Age industrialists. Their aim: to cast society’s ills as problems of individual "mental health."
John McCain and the Question of “Honor”
John McCain doesn’t deserve our praise. But his sense of "honor" resonated with many, even those who abhorred his politics. We can't ignore it.