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At Least My Hospital Isn’t Being Bombed

At Least My Hospital Isn’t Being Bombed At Least My Hospital Isn’t Being Bombed

In what kind of world is the place where the sick go to heal a military target? 

Jul 30, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’?

Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’? Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’?

Has the romanticization of American history allowed the resurgence of discriminatory practices in recent episodes of crisis?

Jul 30, 2014 / Erin Corbett and Back Issues

Spina’s Shadow

Spina’s Shadow Spina’s Shadow

“Darling, this is Alessandro Spina, who is trying to make Italians feel guilty about their colonial crimes.”

Jul 29, 2014 / Books & the Arts / André Naffis-Sahely

In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity

In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity

In The Good Spy, Kai Bird documents the life of CIA agent Robert Ames, a sincere and unlikely mediator in the Middle East.

Jul 29, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Cecilia D’Anastasio

Why It Matters That Norman Finkelstein Just Got Arrested Outside the Israeli Consulate

Why It Matters That Norman Finkelstein Just Got Arrested Outside the Israeli Consulate Why It Matters That Norman Finkelstein Just Got Arrested Outside the Israeli Consulate

Passionate American opposition to Israeli policy has rarely been more important.

Jul 29, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

How Partisanship Could Save Iran Diplomacy

How Partisanship Could Save Iran Diplomacy How Partisanship Could Save Iran Diplomacy

Efforts to kill nuclear talks with Iran are only coming from Republicans. That helps Obama.

Jul 29, 2014 / Ali Gharib

Don’t Worry, the ‘Grown-Ups’ Will Deal With Gaza

Don’t Worry, the ‘Grown-Ups’ Will Deal With Gaza Don’t Worry, the ‘Grown-Ups’ Will Deal With Gaza

As the ‘grown-ups’ in Jerusalem and Washington sort out the situation in Gaza, children keep getting killed.

Jul 29, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Missile Strike at Al-Shati Refugee Camp Kills 10, Including 8 Children

Missile Strike at Al-Shati Refugee Camp Kills 10, Including 8 Children Missile Strike at Al-Shati Refugee Camp Kills 10, Including 8 Children

“I saw a massacre,” says one survivor, “There were heads off bodies, shoulders half torn, hands gone, chests opened.”

Jul 28, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Have Social Media Numbed Us to Images of War?

Have Social Media Numbed Us to Images of War? Have Social Media Numbed Us to Images of War?

Twitter is changing how we “bear witness” to war.

Jul 28, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Did Hillary Clinton Just Join the Neocons on Iran Policy?

Did Hillary Clinton Just Join the Neocons on Iran Policy? Did Hillary Clinton Just Join the Neocons on Iran Policy?

She tells CNN that she might favor “no enrichment for Iran” nuclear program.

Jul 28, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

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