by Andrew Jones Upset over President Barack Obama’s “kill list” and continued usage of drone striking throughout his administration, The Nation‘s national security correspondent Jeremy Scahill called the commander-in-chief’s actions “murderous.” Appearing…
Supreme Court Rejects ‘Dirty Bomber’ Case
by David Kravets The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court decision that said federal officials cannot be sued for damages for the torture of Americans on U.S. soil. Without…
Hype, False Hopes, and the U.S. Imperialist Agenda Behind Iran Nuclear Negotiations
by Larry Everest U.S.-Israeli threats against Iran—including threats of war—commanded front-page headlines earlier this year. In recent weeks the specter of war has receded, replaced by news of negotiations, on May 24-25…
The Terrorism That Killed Dr. Tiller Remains A Threat
by Shelby Knox This you probably know: three years ago, abortion provider Dr. George Tiller was murdered in his church by anti-abortion terrorist Scott Roeder. You may not know that this is…
Obama’s Passion for Drones
by Andy Worthington Last week, a major article in the New York Times painted a grim portrait of how President Obama has taken over from George W. Bush as the “commander in…
Media, Drones and Rank Propaganda
by Glen Greenwald Several items recently relate to the issue of gross U.S. media propaganda and Obama’s national security policies: (1) I have an Op-Ed in The Guardian today on how the American…
Protesting Obama in San Francisco
Huffington Post California Beat From KTVU: SAN FRANCISCO — President Obama left San Francisco Wednesday afternoon after a brief visit for two fundraising events in the city’s Financial District. Obama landed at…
Remembering George Tiller — Recommitting to the Fight for Women’s Lives
…every time lawmakers restrict abortion access, they commit an act every bit as illegitimate, immoral, and violent towards women as the assassination of George Tiller was. by Sunsara Taylor On May 31,…
U.S. Again Bombs Pakistani Mourners
by Glen Greenwald In February, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism documented that after the U.S. kills people with drones in Pakistan, it then targets for death those who show up at the scene to rescue…
Iraq, Afghan War Vets Throw Back Medals
From Revolution March with Thousands Against U.S.-NATO Wars I’m going to toss this medal today for the 33,000 civilians who have died in Afghanistan that won’t have a monument built for them….