Michael T. Klare, Foreign Policy in Focus. August 21, 2008. This struggle started when the former Soviet republics began seeking Western customers for their oil and natural gas.
Steve Weissman, TruthOut.org. August 18, 2008. Caught up in his fear that military failure would encourage enemies, McCain can see no alternative to military victory, no matter what the cost.
John Swaine, The Telegraph (UK). August 18, 2008. Future wars could see opponents attacking each other's minds, according to a report for the US military.
Mark Ames, The Nation. August 16, 2008. The war between Russia and Georgia has been framed as a tale of David versus Goliath. But it's far more complex than this, morally and historically.
Gary Brecher, eXiled Online. August 12, 2008. The president of tiny Georgia must have caught a case of his pal Bush's war lust to attack a Russian ally and think he'd win.
Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. August 8, 2008. The United States has far less control over events in Iraq than politicians and the press would have us believe.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. August 5, 2008. We did not invade Afghanistan to help the Afghan people. So why are so many progressives buying into that myth?
Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. August 1, 2008. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was every bit as illegal as the invasion of Iraq. Why, then, do so many Americans see it as justifiable?
Al Gore, AlterNet. July 22, 2008. I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and clean carbon-free sources within 10 years.
Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. July 21, 2008. Talks with Iran about its nuclear program fail. Which isn't a surprise, given that the U.S. "senior diplomatic official" didn't speak.
Howard Zinn, Boston Globe. July 18, 2008. We should be asking the candidates: Is our war in Afghanistan ending terrorism, or provoking it? And is not war itself terrorism?
Riane Eisler, The Wip. July 11, 2008. Until people (including progressives) stop thinking of "women's issues" secondary, the U.S. will continue on its path of poverty and war.
John Nichols, Roberto Lovato, TheNation.com and Of America. July 10, 2008. Obama votes like a Republican on FISA and backs off from Iraq, keeping corporate America happy.
Marianne Mollmann, RH Reality Check. July 9, 2008. The U.N. has talked about rape as a tool of war before. Hopefully this time around they'll actually do something about it.
Isaac Fitzgerald, The Young Turks AlterNet: Video. July 7, 2008. Seymour M. Hersh's latest article looks into the Bush administration's clandestine moves against Iran.
David Michael Green, AlterNet. July 7, 2008. In a society devoted like no other to the politics of fear, we have somehow managed to forget the one thing we should probably fear most.
Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. July 1, 2008. Sgt. Bill said he didn't need a warrant because he worked for the federal government. Turns out, he was just some random guy.
