EU Officials Are Considering Bombing Libyan Smuggling Boats. That’s the Last Thing Refugees Need. EU Officials Are Considering Bombing Libyan Smuggling Boats. That’s the Last Thing Refugees Need.
The refugees are fleeing abduction, torture, and assault—that’s why they’ll continue trying to reach Europe any way they can.
May 20, 2015 / Michelle Chen
I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free? I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free?
There’s still time for President Obama to order the Justice Department to prosecute the perpetrators.
May 20, 2015 / John Kiriakou and Foreign Policy In Focus
Lessons From the Thinnest of Seymour Hersh’s Thinly Sourced Claims Lessons From the Thinnest of Seymour Hersh’s Thinly Sourced Claims
The veteran journalist tracked down the one man who could link the Nixon White House to the illegal bombing of Cambodia.
May 20, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Turkey’s June Elections: The Last Chance to Save Democracy? Turkey’s June Elections: The Last Chance to Save Democracy?
President Erdogan plans to rewrite the Constitution and concentrate yet more power in his hands.
May 19, 2015 / Feature / Maria Margaronis
Neo-McCarthyism and the US Media Neo-McCarthyism and the US Media
The crusade to ban Russia policy critics
May 19, 2015 / Feature / James Carden
‘I’m Going to Call a Drone and…Kill You’ and 9 Other Insane Things Lindsey Graham Has Said ‘I’m Going to Call a Drone and…Kill You’ and 9 Other Insane Things Lindsey Graham Has Said
The fear-mongering senator from South Carolina is expected to announce his bid for the GOP nomination in June.
May 19, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
9 Headlines We Guarantee You’ll See Again Sooner Than You Think 9 Headlines We Guarantee You’ll See Again Sooner Than You Think
From toddlers with guns to wedding parties hit by drones, here’s the news for tomorrow.
May 19, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
The GOP Still Doesn’t Get It on Iraq The GOP Still Doesn’t Get It on Iraq
For many 2016 GOP hopefuls, when it comes to Iraq, time does not equal wisdom.
May 19, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cartoonists Make Soft Targets Cartoonists Make Soft Targets
Especially when their cartoons are so dreadfully unpleasant.
May 19, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
The United States Is Sponsoring an Army That Recruits Child Soldiers The United States Is Sponsoring an Army That Recruits Child Soldiers
American law prevents military aid to countries that employ child soldiers—but that hasn’t stopped us in South Sudan.
May 18, 2015 / Nick Turse