The Night the Nazis Came to Murder My Grandfather The Night the Nazis Came to Murder My Grandfather
John Heartfield was a lifelong foe of fascism who used his art as a weapon—and whose devastating portrayals of Hitler, Goering, and Mussolini nearly cost him his life.
Mar 26, 2021 / Feature / John J Heartfield and Lance Hansen
National Security AI Commission Recommends Ramping Up a Military Tech Race with China National Security AI Commission Recommends Ramping Up a Military Tech Race with China
“In the future, warfare will pit algorithm against algorithm,” the report asserts.
Mar 25, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
The Debt We Owe Edward Said The Debt We Owe Edward Said
A conversation with biographer Timothy Brennan about the enduring political and intellectual legacy of the Palestinian thinker.
Mar 25, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Kaleem Hawa
Now Is Not the Time to Measure Success in Terms of Military Security Now Is Not the Time to Measure Success in Terms of Military Security
These are not good times for nuclear security. On the first day of spring, I turned to my Twitter feed (as I confess I do on too many mornings) and discovered this bracing tweet: “…
Mar 25, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Hopefully This Will All Be Over Soon’ and Other Evasions ‘Hopefully This Will All Be Over Soon’ and Other Evasions
Fukushima, Covid, rampant suicide—we’re asked to overcome, to forget, but healing requires confrontation.
Mar 24, 2021 / Lisa Torio
The Modi Government Is a Regime of Low-Intensity Terror The Modi Government Is a Regime of Low-Intensity Terror
Stanford University anthropologist Thomas Blom Hansen discusses the rise of anger, brutality, and violence in Indian public life.
Mar 24, 2021 / Q&A / Ullekh N.P.
Washington’s Delusion of Endless World Dominion Washington’s Delusion of Endless World Dominion
Sooner or later, the US will have to accept and adapt to the geopolitical reality that undergirds the latest shift in global power.
Mar 24, 2021 / Alfred McCoy
There Is No Vaccine for Global Warming There Is No Vaccine for Global Warming
In the past year, carbon emissions dropped significantly as the Covid-19 pandemic kept us all home. How we move forward will determine the fate of the planet.
Mar 23, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
Netanyahu Is Letting Israel’s Fascists Enter by the Front Door Netanyahu Is Letting Israel’s Fascists Enter by the Front Door
A follower of Meir Kahane may join the government this week. And the Biden administration has had nothing to say about it.
Mar 23, 2021 / James Zogby
Vilifying China Puts a Bull’s-Eye on the Backs of Asian Americans Vilifying China Puts a Bull’s-Eye on the Backs of Asian Americans
Biden may reject Trump’s hateful language, but he is continuing his predecessor’s dangerous “tough on China” approach.
Mar 23, 2021 / Mae Ngai