Thousands of Displaced Gazans Flee to UN Shelters, Only to Face Deadly Assaults Thousands of Displaced Gazans Flee to UN Shelters, Only to Face Deadly Assaults
At least six shelters have been hit since the conflict began, killing dozens of civilians.
Jul 31, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
‘Gross Cruelty and Fraud’ in the Gulf of Tonkin: A Brief History ‘Gross Cruelty and Fraud’ in the Gulf of Tonkin: A Brief History
The quagmire of the Vietnam War was built on a “queasy foundation of fact and myth.”
Jul 31, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
Why Is Washington Risking War With Russia? Why Is Washington Risking War With Russia?
Kiev’s siege of the Donbass, supported by the Obama administration, is escalating an already perilous crisis.
Jul 30, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen
At Least My Hospital Isn’t Being Bombed At Least My Hospital Isn’t Being Bombed
In what kind of world is the place where the sick go to heal a military target?
Jul 30, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’? Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’?
Has the romanticization of American history allowed the resurgence of discriminatory practices in recent episodes of crisis?
Jul 30, 2014 / Erin Corbett and Back Issues
In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity
In The Good Spy, Kai Bird documents the life of CIA agent Robert Ames, a sincere and unlikely mediator in the Middle East.
Jul 29, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Cecilia D’Anastasio
Why It Matters That Norman Finkelstein Just Got Arrested Outside the Israeli Consulate Why It Matters That Norman Finkelstein Just Got Arrested Outside the Israeli Consulate
Passionate American opposition to Israeli policy has rarely been more important.
Jul 29, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
How Partisanship Could Save Iran Diplomacy How Partisanship Could Save Iran Diplomacy
Efforts to kill nuclear talks with Iran are only coming from Republicans. That helps Obama.
Jul 29, 2014 / Ali Gharib
Don’t Worry, the ‘Grown-Ups’ Will Deal With Gaza Don’t Worry, the ‘Grown-Ups’ Will Deal With Gaza
As the ‘grown-ups’ in Jerusalem and Washington sort out the situation in Gaza, children keep getting killed.
Jul 29, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
Missile Strike at Al-Shati Refugee Camp Kills 10, Including 8 Children Missile Strike at Al-Shati Refugee Camp Kills 10, Including 8 Children
“I saw a massacre,” says one survivor, “There were heads off bodies, shoulders half torn, hands gone, chests opened.”
Jul 28, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous