October 17, 2015The phrase “the fog of war” stands in for the inability of commanders to truly grasp what’s happening in the chaos of battle. Perhaps it’s time to introduce a companion phrase.
October 14, 2015If the first casualty of war is truth, the second might be language.
May 15, 2015It takes a special desperation to risk drowning – or any other kind of death – for a better life. In 2014, more than 3,000 migrants died. In 2015, that number is expected to exceed 30,000.
February 3, 2015The signs of anthropogenic climate disruption are all around us, evident to anyone willing to see them.
December 25, 2014Today, South Africa's healing process is a beacon of hope for the United States.
December 22, 2014The essays in Some Truths Are Not Self-Evident remind us that Zinn was not just a historian: he was also deeply involved in the major 20th century struggles for social justice in the United States.
December 21, 2014In light of the CIA torture report, it's the perfect time to reflect on Orwell's essay, "Politics and the English Language."
November 11, 2014An Afghan war vet writes that we use the word hero "because it makes us feel good."
October 16, 2014An MIT political scientist turns conventional wisdom about warfare on its head.
September 9, 2014The short, strange era of human civilization may be drawing to a close, writes Noam Chomsky.
