The Rockets’ Red Glare in Israel The Rockets’ Red Glare in Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu’s attack on Gaza has stoked a fever pitch of hard-line nationalism.
Nov 21, 2012 / Jesse Rosenfeld
Israel’s War on Gaza Israel’s War on Gaza
As with Operation Cast Lead, Washington is directly complicit—and this time, Israel can argue it’s merely channeling US drone assassination policy.
Nov 20, 2012 / Phyllis Bennis
Broadwell and Petraeus—Embedded Broadwell and Petraeus—Embedded
If the director of the CIA and a Reserve intelligence officer can’t even conduct a decent affair, what does that say about the institution that groomed them?
Nov 20, 2012 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Chicken Wire and Telephone Calls: On Robert Caro’s LBJ Chicken Wire and Telephone Calls: On Robert Caro’s LBJ
In The Passage of Power, Robert Caro shows that LBJ’s brilliance as a politician lay not in his idealism but his opportunism.
Nov 20, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Thomas Meaney
The Problem With Hamas The Problem With Hamas
Killing Hamas’s military leader is the latest in a long line of murders that has radicalized Palestinians. But maybe that's the point.
Nov 20, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
An Obit for General Petraeus An Obit for General Petraeus
Most media has lauded Petraeus for his military success. But his true strength was as a P.R. prodigy.
Nov 20, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Petraeus Packs Up Petraeus Packs Up
Droney the predator drone doesn't understand sex scandals.
Nov 20, 2012 / Tom Tomorrow
Gaza in Context Gaza in Context
Is the Israeli government’s preferred “solution” to the conflict really any different than the status quo?
Nov 19, 2012 / Chris Hayes
Obama’s Drone Presidency Obama’s Drone Presidency
As the number of civilian casualties mounts, our nation's “kill list” only grows longer.
Nov 19, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry
A Report From Gaza Under Siege A Report From Gaza Under Siege
Israel rains death and destruction on a civilian population that cannot escape.
Nov 19, 2012 / Mohammed Omer