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Did Trump Commit High Crimes and Misdemeanors?

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has responded to the crescendo of outrage by appointing former FBI director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate “any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump” and “any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation” as well as… Read more »

A Year of US Militarism

One of the most alarming developments in US foreign policy in 2016 was the ratcheting up of the new iteration of the Cold War. Looking back at US foreign policy in this last year of Barack Obama’s presidential tenure, other weighty developments include the ongoing proxy war in Syria, the US-supported Saudi-led bombing in Yemen,… Read more »

Trump’s Secretary of Defense Presided Over Slaughter of Civilians in Fallujah

President-elect Donald Trump has selected retired Marine General James Mattis to exercise civilian control over the Department of Defense. Originally known as the Department of War, it was renamed Department of Defense in 1949. But war is precisely what Mattis, known as “Mad Dog,” has enthusiastically done throughout his career. In 2005, Mattis declared, “It’s… Read more »

Fifteen Years After 9/11, Perpetual “War on Terror” Continues Unabated

Fifteen years ago, 19 men committed suicide and took more than 3,000 people with them. The 9/11 attacks constituted crimes against humanity and should have been treated as such, with investigations and prosecutions of those who helped plan and finance the horrific crimes. If they had been armed attacks by another country, George W. Bush… Read more »

Michael Ratner’s Death Is a Loss for Freedom, Peace and Justice

Legendary human rights lawyer Michael Ratner died Wednesday. His pathbreaking legal and political work on behalf of the poor and oppressed around the world is unmatched. His death is an incalculable loss for the cause of freedom, peace and justice. The last time I saw Michael was shortly before he was diagnosed with cancer. We… Read more »

Want Endless War? Love the U.S. Empire? Well, Hillary Clinton’s Your Choice

Hillary Clinton likes to extol her foreign policy credentials, particularly her experience as secretary of state. She attaches herself to Barack Obama’s coattails, pledging to continue his policies. But she is even more hawkish than the president. Like Obama, Clinton touts American exceptionalism, the notion that the United States is better than any other country…. Read more »

Saudi Arabia Is Killing Civilians with US Bombs

Saudi Arabia has engaged in war crimes, and the United States is aiding and abetting them by providing the Saudis with military assistance. In September 2015, Saudi aircraft killed 135 wedding celebrants in Yemen. The air strikes have killed 2,800 civilians, including 500 children. Human Rights Watch charges that these bombings “have indiscriminately killed and… Read more »

Radio Broadcasts

Supreme Court Kills Voting Rights Act, Green-Lights New ‘Jim Crow’ Era Texas Anti-Abortion Law Julian Assange – US Appeal of Extradition Denial GOP Using Recall Rules to Thwart Democracy Veterans for PeaceAgent Orange, Julian Assange, killer drones: Click Here to Listen >> Report of Commission on Systemic Racist Police Violence: Click Here to Listen on… Read more »

Scholarly Articles

Professor Cohn’s formidable body of work includes articles in scholarly publications and book chapters. Many of them can be read at http://ssrn.com/author=113259. Torture Is Never Legal, in Torture and Enhanced Interrogation: A Reference Handbook (Christina Ann-Marie DiEdoardo, ed., ABC-CLIO, 2020) Imagining the Right to Peace: A Political and Ethical Imperative, in On Public Imagination (Victor Faessel, Richard… Read more »