Thanks to Rashida Tlaib, Palestinians Finally Have a Voice in Washington Thanks to Rashida Tlaib, Palestinians Finally Have a Voice in Washington
The first Palestinian woman elected to Congress is unapologetic and proud of the community she represents.
Jan 7, 2019 / Hanna Alshaikh
US Policy Is Causing the Next Mass Extinction US Policy Is Causing the Next Mass Extinction
Washington’s wars have unsettled the planet in much the same way a giant asteroid did 66 million years ago.
Jan 7, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Washington Trained Guatemala’s Mass Murderers—and the Border Patrol Played a Role Washington Trained Guatemala’s Mass Murderers—and the Border Patrol Played a Role
Now two Guatemalan children have died under Border Patrol custody. But the agency’s role in Latin American oppression has a long history.
Jan 3, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin and Elizabeth Oglesby
After the Caravan After the Caravan
For these young immigrants, getting to the border was just the beginning.
Jan 3, 2019 / Annette Lin
Country Music Is Also Mexican Music Country Music Is Also Mexican Music
The Department of Homeland Security recruits agents at country festivals, but the musical genre knows no borders.
Jan 3, 2019 / Ludwig Hurtado
Remembering Amos Oz, the Humane Heart of Israel Remembering Amos Oz, the Humane Heart of Israel
How will Israel imagine itself with this uncompromising truth speaker no longer on the scene?
Jan 2, 2019 / Amy Wilentz
A Q&A With Nicaraguan Student Activists Jeancarlo López and Lesther Alemán A Q&A With Nicaraguan Student Activists Jeancarlo López and Lesther Alemán
After participating in the April 2018 protests against the Nicaraguan government, they have become internationally known political activists.
Jan 2, 2019 / Andrés S. Pertierra
New Studies Show Pundits Are Wrong About Russian Social-Media Involvement in US Politics New Studies Show Pundits Are Wrong About Russian Social-Media Involvement in US Politics
Far from being a sophisticated propaganda campaign, it was small, amateurish, and mostly unrelated to the 2016 election.
Dec 28, 2018 / Aaron Maté
Erdogan’s War on Workers Erdogan’s War on Workers
Turkey’s crackdown on dissent extends to the country’s fractured labor movement.
Dec 28, 2018 / Cole Stangler
The ‘Adults’ in the Room Are the Problem The ‘Adults’ in the Room Are the Problem
Maybe it’s time to think of them as the tools of a military-industrial-congressional complex that continues to serve up endless war.
Dec 27, 2018 / Danny Sjursen