Is War With Russia Possible? Is War With Russia Possible?
The US is undermining opportunities for cooperation in Syria and Ukraine, while escalating NATO’s military presence near Russia.
May 4, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Indiana Tells Bernie Sanders to Stay in the Race, and Keep Talking About Trade Indiana Tells Bernie Sanders to Stay in the Race, and Keep Talking About Trade
The challenger wins a key primary by declaring that “we must rewrite our disastrous trade policies.”
May 4, 2016 / John Nichols
100 Years After the Rising, Sinn Féin Fights a New Foe: Austerity 100 Years After the Rising, Sinn Féin Fights a New Foe: Austerity
A new generation sees hope in the party.
May 4, 2016 / Feature / Laura Flanders
Will a Nasty Row Over Alleged Anti-Semitism Ruin Sadiq Khan’s Chances of Becoming London’s Mayor? Will a Nasty Row Over Alleged Anti-Semitism Ruin Sadiq Khan’s Chances of Becoming London’s Mayor?
Tory allegations against him and other Labour leaders have turned the election into a test of common decency.
May 3, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
‘Apologies, Good Friends, for the Fracture of Good Order’ ‘Apologies, Good Friends, for the Fracture of Good Order’
The Rev. Daniel Berrigan’s urgent, lasting campaign for peace.
May 3, 2016 / Jim O’Grady
Did South Sudan’s Salva Kiir Really Just Endorse Trump? Did South Sudan’s Salva Kiir Really Just Endorse Trump?
No, but when a satirical newspaper reported that the cowboy hat–wearing president of South Sudan did, nearly everyone found it plausible.
May 3, 2016 / Nick Turse
Berta Cáceres’s Killers Are Getting Good at the PR Game Berta Cáceres’s Killers Are Getting Good at the PR Game
State terrorists in Honduras have learned that to be effective, they can’t just kill and torture. They also have to be able to tell good stories.
May 3, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Bernie Sanders Should Push for a New Realism in Foreign Policy Bernie Sanders Should Push for a New Realism in Foreign Policy
Sanders is helping to energize and educate a new generation coming into American politics—it is imperative that a real security agenda be part of that education.
May 3, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Father Daniel Berrigan Sought to ‘Build a World Uncursed by War, Starvation, and Exploitation’ Father Daniel Berrigan Sought to ‘Build a World Uncursed by War, Starvation, and Exploitation’
The great champion of peace and justice, from Catonsville to Occupy, has died at age 94.
May 2, 2016 / John Nichols
Yanis Varoufakis Is Fighting For a More Democratic Alternative to the EU Yanis Varoufakis Is Fighting For a More Democratic Alternative to the EU
The leftist former finance minister of Greece experienced the crushing power of eurozone austerity firsthand—and knows an alternative is vital.
May 2, 2016 / James Carden
