They weren’t kidding when they called Afghanistan the “graveyard of empires.” That cemetery has just taken another imperial body. And it wasn’t pretty, was it? Not that anyone should be surprised. Even after 20 years of preparation, a burial never is
At the dawn of the new millennium, we directed our national resources in the exact wrong direction. But it’s not too late to turn things around.
In just 20 years, the total cost of the US increasing homeland security and waging wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere since Sept. 11, 2001, have exceeded $8 trillion, according to new estimates by the Costs of War project at Brown University.
India, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam — Reports on the left and working people across Asia
Solidarity with China? Division on the left... and the Syria debate continues too
Defining imperialism today - what’s changed, and what hasn’t?
"Our Constitution is clear that it is Congress, not the president, who has the authority to declare war," the senator asserted.
The China debate continues, Lebanon explodes, Bolivians rebel against coup regime, and more
Reports and analyses from everywhere, as the world churns
Fragments of a comet likely hit Earth 12,800 years ago, and a little Paleolithic village in Syria might have suffered the impact.
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