A Brutal Expulsion in Guatemala Shows How Neoliberalism Gets Greenwashed A Brutal Expulsion in Guatemala Shows How Neoliberalism Gets Greenwashed
Government and big media portray it as a conflict between squatters and conservationists, but it’s just as much about extraction, displacement, militarization, and narcotics.
Jun 8, 2017 / Greg Grandin
ISIL Hits Tehran; Trump Blames Victim, Iran Hard-Liners Blame Saudis ISIL Hits Tehran; Trump Blames Victim, Iran Hard-Liners Blame Saudis
ISIL uses terror to set people against one another, so by that standard, its attack on Iran may be more successful than the ones in Britain.
Jun 8, 2017 / Juan Cole
Tell Your Senators: Don’t Let Donald Trump Take Our Cuba Policy Backwards Tell Your Senators: Don’t Let Donald Trump Take Our Cuba Policy Backwards
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would guarantee Americans the right to travel to Cuba.
Jun 8, 2017 / NationAction
Trump Is Sending a Murderer to Do a Diplomat’s Job Trump Is Sending a Murderer to Do a Diplomat’s Job
Trump just put Michael D’Andrea—the man who invented so-called “signature drone strikes”—to head up intelligence operations in Iran.
Jun 7, 2017 / Robert Greenwald
Bernie Sanders Is Super Excited About Jeremy Corbyn’s Anti-Austerity Campaign Bernie Sanders Is Super Excited About Jeremy Corbyn’s Anti-Austerity Campaign
You should be too.
Jun 7, 2017 / John Nichols
H.R. McMaster and the Blindness of American Hubris H.R. McMaster and the Blindness of American Hubris
Trump’s national-security adviser understands the limits of military triumphalism. But can he change US policy?
Jun 6, 2017 / William Greider
Rather Than Russia, America Should Fear Itself Rather Than Russia, America Should Fear Itself
Like the Soviet Union, it is now defined by surveillance, militarism, and shadow government.
Jun 6, 2017 / William J. Astore
The Way Forward in France The Way Forward in France
This week’s legislative elections offer an opportunity to steer President Emmanuel Macron in the direction of justice and away from a moneyed autocracy.
Jun 5, 2017 / Jesse McCarthy
Trump’s Handling of North Korea Is Going to Lead Us Straight Into Nuclear Disaster Trump’s Handling of North Korea Is Going to Lead Us Straight Into Nuclear Disaster
Public strong-arming isn’t the key to de-escalating confrontation—it’s the key to igniting it.
Jun 5, 2017 / Rajan Menon
How Israel’s Occupation Shifted From a Politics of Life to a Politics of Death How Israel’s Occupation Shifted From a Politics of Life to a Politics of Death
Palestinian life has become increasingly expendable in Israel’s eyes.
Jun 5, 2017 / Neve Gordon