Stories by Adam Hochschild

Adam Hochschild is the author of King Leopold's Ghost, A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. subscribe to Adam Hochschild's feed

The Story the Oscar-Nominated "War Horse" Doesn't Tell

Posted on: Feb 26, 2012, Source: TomDispatch.com

The First World War is suddenly everywhere in pop culture, from "War Horse" to "Downton Abbey" but why do all the portrayals miss the people who fought for peace?

'To End All Wars:' Lessons From the Past -- Why It's So Hard to Stop Wars and Prevent New Ones

Posted on: Jun 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Adam Hochschild's new book shines a light on the mass carnage unleashed by Europe's suicidal rush to war in 1914.

What Will It Take to End Our Destructive, Pointless Wars?

Posted on: May 3, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

In "To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion," prize-winning historian Adam Hochschild offers a unique look at the war that set our planet on a path to madness.

Bush Administration Repeats Failed WWI Strategy in Iraq

Posted on: Jan 22, 2007, Source: TomDispatch.com

As with WWI troop escalation, the "Big Push" in Iraq will likely do nothing to end the war and much to light the fuses of future ones.

The Idea That Brought Slavery to Its Knees

Posted on: Jan 30, 2005, Source: AlterNet

In 1787, British abolitionists saw a link among all humankind.

The Birth of the Pseudostate

Posted on: Jun 28, 2004, Source: TomDispatch.com

Iraq has now joined the increasing ranks of unstable, chaotic countries that exist as mere shells, stripped of any real power. History teaches us that no good will come of it.

Against All Odds

Posted on: Jan 29, 2004, Source: Mother Jones

The movement to end slavery in the British Empire in the 18th century is likely the first human-rights campaign in history. Its legacy lives on in the activism tools used today.

A War on Enlightenment

Posted on: Apr 27, 2003, Source: TomDispatch.com

After more than a century of expansion of the concept that everybody deserves human rights, we now seem to be -- temporarily, at least -- slipping backwards.

The U.S. Is Looking for an Excuse To Fight

Posted on: Jan 26, 2003, Source: Globalvision News Network

The path to this senseless war has been paved with exaggeration, outright falsehoods and claims of imminent terror attacks.