Low Turnout Embarrasses Hard-Liners in Iran Low Turnout Embarrasses Hard-Liners in Iran
The religious right captured the presidency, but voters still registered their dissent.
Jun 28, 2021 / Dostmohammad Punjabi
Toasting Our Destruction Toasting Our Destruction
Exploiting natural resources to extinction.
Dividing the World Into Opposing Camps Is the Road to Armageddon Dividing the World Into Opposing Camps Is the Road to Armageddon
Washington aims to recast NATO in the image of the US military, with its focus on “great power competition” and a renewed arms race with Russia and China.
Jun 25, 2021 / Michael T. Klare for The Nation
Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination
My hometown houses enough nukes to destroy all life on the planet—but it can represent something better than a nuclear holocaust.
Jun 25, 2021 / Frida Berrigan
We Owe It to the World’s Children to Slow Population Growth We Owe It to the World’s Children to Slow Population Growth
Crowding the planet harms younger generations as much as it does the environment.
Jun 24, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Work in Progress Work in Progress
Making a film together, alone, on two continents, in two languages, in a pandemic.
Jun 23, 2021 / Divad Durant
Amazon’s Investments in Israel Reveal Complicity in Settlements and Military Operations Amazon’s Investments in Israel Reveal Complicity in Settlements and Military Operations
Before you click buy on Prime Day, consider Amazon’s role in terrorizing Palestinians.
Jun 22, 2021 / Charmaine Chua, Jake Alimahomed-Wilson, and Spencer Louis Potiker
Biden’s New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics Biden’s New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics
We need a far more serious discussion about the real security priorities of the American people—and the real challenges we face.
Jun 22, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel