Paris Attacks Will Bolster the Right-Wing Front National Paris Attacks Will Bolster the Right-Wing Front National
The sad irony of terrorism is that it sparks a backlash against the very groups it seeks to champion.
Jan 14, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge
GOP Mega-Donor Sheldon Adelson Funds Mysterious Anti-Iran Pressure Group GOP Mega-Donor Sheldon Adelson Funds Mysterious Anti-Iran Pressure Group
United Against Nuclear Iran collected nearly one-third of its 2013 revenue from the Las Vegas–based casino magnate.
Jan 14, 2015 / Eli Clifton
Don’t Let Congress Kill Negotiations with Iran Don’t Let Congress Kill Negotiations with Iran
Once again, Congress is threatening to pass a bill that could torpedo historic negotiations with Iran.
Jan 13, 2015 / NationAction
Letter to a Young Army Ranger Letter to a Young Army Ranger
Here’s why the “War on Terror” is not your battle.
Jan 13, 2015 / Rory Fanning
Nous Sommes Tous Charlie: Defend Freedom of Expression in France and Around the World Nous Sommes Tous Charlie: Defend Freedom of Expression in France and Around the World
We cannot have democracy without a free press, and the robust debate it fosters.
Jan 8, 2015 / John Nichols
How ‘The New York Times’ Got Ukraine Wrong How ‘The New York Times’ Got Ukraine Wrong
In his appearance on The John Batchelor Show, Stephen Cohen exposes an “astonishing piece of media malpractice” by The New York Times.
Jan 7, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
We Survived the Cuban Missile Crisis for This? We Survived the Cuban Missile Crisis for This?
Our bloated national security state would boggle the mind of anyone who grew up under the Cold War’s nuclear threat.
Jan 6, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
‘The Story of Hurry’—a Children’s Book that Brings Gaza to Life ‘The Story of Hurry’—a Children’s Book that Brings Gaza to Life
In this uncommon book by Emma Williams, Jean Stein and Ibrahim Quraishi, a donkey tries to cheer Gaza’s traumatized children—by becoming a zebra.
Dec 24, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Lizzy Ratner
The Day the Troops Refused to Fight: December 25, 1914 The Day the Troops Refused to Fight: December 25, 1914
It’s the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce of WWI.
Dec 23, 2014 / Jon Wiener
How the US Created a ‘Little Hiroshima’ in Central America How the US Created a ‘Little Hiroshima’ in Central America
From 1989 to 1990, thousands of civilians died and were buried in mass graves in President George H.W. Bush's search for one suspected drug trafficker.
Dec 22, 2014 / Greg Grandin