Does It Matter if the Justice Department Calls Anti-Abortion Violence ‘Domestic Terrorism’? Does It Matter if the Justice Department Calls Anti-Abortion Violence ‘Domestic Terrorism’?
Pro-choice groups are pressing the Obama administration to ratchet up its response to a surge in attacks and threats to abortion providers.
Dec 3, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Here’s What a Man Who Studied Every Suicide Attack in the World Says About ISIS’ Motives Here’s What a Man Who Studied Every Suicide Attack in the World Says About ISIS’ Motives
More than anything, the terrorist group’s outward expressions of religious fervor serve its secular objectives of controlling resources and territory.
Dec 2, 2015 / Joshua Holland
A Time for Fateful Decisions A Time for Fateful Decisions
Great powers, current and would-be political leaders, and opinion-shapers must now decide: with or versus Russia against terrorism.
Dec 2, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Europe Is Trying to Rid Itself of the Eritrean Refugee Crisis Europe Is Trying to Rid Itself of the Eritrean Refugee Crisis
Even before Paris, European nations were maneuvering to prematurely declare Eritrea safe for return.
Dec 2, 2015 / Caitlin L. Chandler
Not Everyone in North Carolina Wants to Keep Refugees Out Not Everyone in North Carolina Wants to Keep Refugees Out
In spite of what North Carolina’s governor has said, many in the state welcome religious and ethnic diversity—but their voices have been drowned out in the wake of the Paris attack...
Dec 1, 2015 / Phoebe Zerwick
How to Understand White Male Terrorism How to Understand White Male Terrorism
We’ve been here before, and we know that violent backlash is at its fiercest when movements for racial and gender justice are winning.
Nov 30, 2015 / Max Berger
Coalition or Cold War with Russia? Coalition or Cold War with Russia?
American policy-makers and presidential candidates must now make a fateful decision—join Moscow in an alliance against ISIS, or persist in treating the Kremlin as an enemy.
Nov 30, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Colorado Shooting Comes Amid an ‘Alarming’ Escalation of Anti-Abortion Violence The Colorado Shooting Comes Amid an ‘Alarming’ Escalation of Anti-Abortion Violence
Threats and attacks on clinics and abortion providers have risen dramatically since an undercover video sting aimed at Planned Parenthood.
Nov 28, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
We’ve Used Racial and Ethnic Profiling for Centuries, and It Hasn’t Worked Yet We’ve Used Racial and Ethnic Profiling for Centuries, and It Hasn’t Worked Yet
Too many politicians choose to play to the lowest common denominator, pushing measures that make them sound tough but respond to no identifiable problem.
Nov 25, 2015 / David Cole
ISIS Wants a Clash of the Civilizations: Let’s Not Give In ISIS Wants a Clash of the Civilizations: Let’s Not Give In
It’s a huge error to dignify these desert pirates as a “state” on which one might wage war as an equal.
Nov 25, 2015 / Juan Cole