Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough
Decades later, the harm and the crimes associated with Guantánamo continue.
Aug 4, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg
The War in Sudan You’re Not Reading About The War in Sudan You’re Not Reading About
The US is not alone—the entire world is lagging badly in its response to the humanitarian tragedy in Sudan.
Aug 2, 2023 / Stan Cox and Priti Gulati Cox
The GOP’s Nazi Problem Has Deep Roots The GOP’s Nazi Problem Has Deep Roots
To build their popular front on the right, Republicans are happy to recruit white nationalists.
Jul 31, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Biden Says There’s No Blockade. Tell That to Yemenis Who Need Medical Care. Biden Says There’s No Blockade. Tell That to Yemenis Who Need Medical Care.
There are just three flights leaving Sana’a every week. But Yemen has an estimated 71,000 cancer patients who need out-of-country care.
Jul 27, 2023 / Shuaib Almosawa and Sarah Lazare
The US and Russia’s Standoff Over Prisoner Exchange The US and Russia’s Standoff Over Prisoner Exchange
Each has been using the other's civilians as pawns in an espionage blame game—and the FBI has consistently managed to make things worse.
Jul 26, 2023 / James Bamford
The Hauntings of the Korean War: On the 70th Anniversary of the Armistice The Hauntings of the Korean War: On the 70th Anniversary of the Armistice
North and South Korea have been in a state of permanent war for decades, and the psychic toll stretches across oceans and generations.
Jul 26, 2023 / Grace M. Cho
What the War on Terror Has to Do With the Rise in Mass Migration What the War on Terror Has to Do With the Rise in Mass Migration
The war on terror has led to the displacement of at least 38 million people, many of whom fled for their lives as fighting consumed their worlds.
Jul 24, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino
While the Planet Burns: Billionaires Are Busy Hunkering Down for the Apocalypse While the Planet Burns: Billionaires Are Busy Hunkering Down for the Apocalypse
In a world hurtling towards catastrophe, the super-rich prefer bunkers to solutions.
Jul 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Why the US “Rules-Based Order” Needs Rethinking Why the US “Rules-Based Order” Needs Rethinking
It’s high time for a more inclusive and imaginative political and economic order.
Jul 24, 2023 / Eli Clifton and Amir Handjani