A New Poll Shows the Public Is Overwhelmingly Opposed to Endless US Military Interventions A New Poll Shows the Public Is Overwhelmingly Opposed to Endless US Military Interventions
There is a wide bipartisan majority that seeks an American foreign policy of realism and restraint.
Jan 9, 2018 / James Carden
These Are the Real Causes of the Iran Protests These Are the Real Causes of the Iran Protests
Trump’s threats to kill the nuclear deal have inhibited investment, leading to continued economic distress—but it was the Iranian government’s leaked budget that enraged the public...
Jan 4, 2018 / Trita Parsi
A New Map Shows the Alarming Spread of the US War on Terror A New Map Shows the Alarming Spread of the US War on Terror
American counterterrorism forces are in far, far more countries than you realize.
Jan 4, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan
The history of the Ukrainian crisis, which has made everything it affected worse, is distorted by political myths and American media malpractice.
Jan 3, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Marcus Raskin, a True Citizen, Will Be Missed Marcus Raskin, a True Citizen, Will Be Missed
Raskin rejected the trappings of high office to create a space that might speak truth to that power.
Jan 2, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart
Above all, he gave us hope.
Dec 29, 2017 / Norman Birnbaum
Marc Raskin: Mentor to the World Marc Raskin: Mentor to the World
Always, Marc kept pushing for the “why” beneath the “what.” He taught me that good politics was rooted in serious philosophy.
Dec 27, 2017 / Rabbi Arthur Waskow
Ahed Tamimi Has Become the Symbol of a New Generation of Palestinian Resistance Ahed Tamimi Has Become the Symbol of a New Generation of Palestinian Resistance
It would be far better, however, if she could just be a child.
Dec 24, 2017 / Ben Ehrenreich
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Is Honored With a Nobel Peace Prize The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Is Honored With a Nobel Peace Prize
It has been just 10 years since ICAN first launched its astonishing campaign to ban nuclear weapons.
Dec 22, 2017 / Alice Slater
In Turkey, Repression of the Kurdish Language Is Back, With No End in Sight In Turkey, Repression of the Kurdish Language Is Back, With No End in Sight
Since 2015, scores of Kurdish media organizations, associations, language schools, and cultural institutions have been shut down.
Dec 21, 2017 / Constanze Letsch