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David Hendrickson: We Need a ‘New Internationalism’ David Hendrickson: We Need a ‘New Internationalism’

The author and professor in conversation.

Nov 2, 2018 / Patrick Lawrence

#Metoo protests France

In France, Is the #MeToo Movement Passé? In France, Is the #MeToo Movement Passé?

The idea that seduction is part of French national identity is blocking critical reflection on power, sex, and liberation.

Nov 2, 2018 / Karina Piser

Lockheed F-35 Jet Australia

The Military Is the Ultimate Special-Interest Group The Military Is the Ultimate Special-Interest Group

More money than ever is going towards the least-efficient sector of the economy.

Nov 1, 2018 / William D. Hartung

Why Is WWE Creating Propaganda for Saudi Arabia?

Why Is WWE Creating Propaganda for Saudi Arabia? Why Is WWE Creating Propaganda for Saudi Arabia?

Friday’s Crown Jewel in Riyadh will likely be another infomercial for the monarchy disguised as pro wrestling.

Nov 1, 2018 / David Bixenspan

No, More Nukes!

No, More Nukes! No, More Nukes!

Yes, Trump wants to yet expand our already huge nuclear arsenal.

Nov 1, 2018 / OppArt / Eneko Las Heras

Lara Alqasem

On Boycotts, Academic Freedom, and the Struggle for Justice in Israel-Palestine On Boycotts, Academic Freedom, and the Struggle for Justice in Israel-Palestine

The big story in the United States is the growing support for the Palestinian cause, and for a just and viable Israel that gives equal rights to all its citizens.

Nov 1, 2018 / Bruce Robbins

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Who’s Really ‘Undermining’ American Democracy? Who’s Really ‘Undermining’ American Democracy?

Allegations that Russia is still “attacking” US elections, now again in November, could delegitimize our democratic institutions.

Oct 31, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump and Putin at Helsinki Summit

This Is Not Your Mother’s Cold War This Is Not Your Mother’s Cold War

It’s much more terrifying.

Oct 30, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Trump Andrews Air Force Base

Trump Is Pushing the World Closer to Nuclear Peril Trump Is Pushing the World Closer to Nuclear Peril

It is not too late to end this dangerous status quo. Let’s demand a better future, one that is free from nuclear weapons.

Oct 30, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bolsonaro Crowd

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Has Supercharged Right-Wing Cultural Politics Brazil’s Bolsonaro Has Supercharged Right-Wing Cultural Politics

The new president-elect is an agent of the world’s most reactionary tendencies, many of them exported from the United States.

Oct 29, 2018 / Greg Grandin

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