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Stephane Hessel

Remembering the French resistance spy, diplomat, Buchenwald survivor and human rights defender.

Ben Affleck

The feel-good portrayal of the agency in 'Argo' glosses over its role in previously overthrowing Iran's democratically elected leader.

torture protest

What does it mean when torture, already the definition of "cruel," becomes usual?

The LGBT Center and a host of high-profile New York City politicians have endorsed open debate of Israel-Palestine—only with ritual support for Israel's policies.

What happens when the media report the crimes of the elite, amid the worst economic crisis in decades? They get threatened—sometimes with their lives.

Still from the film 'The Gatekeepers'

Two brilliant nominees, The Gatekeepers and 5 Broken Cameras, along with other recent documentaries, have deepened our understanding of the conflict.

Mourners at a funeral in Bahrain

Two years after the uprising in Bahrain began, protesters are still dying in the streets as the rest of the world looks the other way.

Vladimir Putin

The president should stem growing tensions with Russia to earn its cooperation in combating terrorism and nuclear proliferation.

Detainee in Guantanamo Bay

How a CIA torture network was turned into the only gulag-free zone on earth.

Chuck Hagel

Why did war hero Chuck Hagel get blocked, while Wall Street crony Jack Lew sailed through?

Blogs

The White House’s placating of Netanyahu won't make talks with Iran any easier.

March 19, 2013

The trove of documents revealed the widespread torture and civilian casualties caused by the war.

March 19, 2013

We owe the people of Iraq an enormous debt.

March 18, 2013

The plan to tax savers’ deposits in Cyprus's ailing banks will deepen political fault lines in the Eurozone—and hurt local people first.

March 18, 2013

The good, the bad and the ugly of what was said and written back in those heady days.

March 17, 2013

 Better late than never? But still, no reporters or editors are being held accountable.

March 14, 2013

March 15 marks the start of Hungary’s 1848 revolution—and protesters are once again hitting the streets for basic rights.

March 14, 2013

Warrior cops, Massive Open Online Courses, mulling mullahs and a new Great Game in the Arctic.

March 14, 2013

The Chilean Oscar nominee for best foreign language film has just been released in the US.

March 14, 2013

A curious paradox, but one that’s part of a pattern of Middle East bungling by the US.

March 13, 2013
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