The US Military Just Plunged Philippine Politics Into Crisis The US Military Just Plunged Philippine Politics Into Crisis
American fingerprints are all over a botched commando raid in the southern Philippines that left dozens dead and shocked the country.
Mar 17, 2015 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else
And other myths of American patriotism.
Mar 17, 2015 / Nan Levinson
Republicans to America: JK Republicans to America: JK
Undermining nuclear negotiations was just a joke!
Mar 17, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Black Comedy in the Maldives Black Comedy in the Maldives
Why was former president and climate-justice hero Mohamed Nasheed sentenced to prison on terrorism charges?
Mar 16, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard
Anyone But Netanyahu? Anyone But Netanyahu?
That’s the common rallying cry for Tuesday’s elections in Israel, but few opponents are offering real alternatives. Only the Joint List is directly addressing the crisis in Arab-Je...
Mar 16, 2015 / Mairav Zonszein
The Worst Case for War With Iran You’ll Read in a Major Newspaper The Worst Case for War With Iran You’ll Read in a Major Newspaper
The Washington Post publishes a pro-war op-ed that shows why attacking Iran won’t work.
Mar 16, 2015 / Ali Gharib
The Most Beautiful Animal You’ve Never Seen The Most Beautiful Animal You’ve Never Seen
How the $20 billion illegal animal trade has pushed the saola—and countless other species—to the brink of extinction.
Mar 16, 2015 / William deBuys
March 16, 1968: The My Lai Massacre in Vietnam March 16, 1968: The My Lai Massacre in Vietnam
“The obsolete pretensions of sovereign prerogative and military necessity had better be challenged soon if life on earth is to survive,” Richard Falk wrote in The Nation.
Mar 16, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Dissent Versus Sabotage Dissent Versus Sabotage
Through a half-century of foreign policy hardball, there’s a line I’ve never crossed.
Mar 13, 2015 / Rep. John Conyers
What About Israel’s Nuclear Bomb? What About Israel’s Nuclear Bomb?
Israel’s nuclear superiority is a pivotal factor in the chaotic conflicts and occasional wars of the Middle East—it shouldn't be left out of this conversation.
Mar 12, 2015 / William Greider