How Should Obama Deal With a World Engulfed in War? How Should Obama Deal With a World Engulfed in War?
It isn't just a coincidence that the entire world seems to be at war at once. President Obama needs an army—of diplomats.
Jul 21, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Future Is Not Ours, and Neither Is the Past The Future Is Not Ours, and Neither Is the Past
At age 70, a writer reflects on the so-called ‘American Century’—and the world it wrought.
Jul 21, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Massacre in Shejaiya Massacre in Shejaiya
Nearly ninety people were killed by Israeli forces today, most of them in one of Gaza’s poorest and most crowded neighborhoods.
Jul 21, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Eight Members of One Family Killed in Their Home as Israel’s Attack on Gaza Continues Eight Members of One Family Killed in Their Home as Israel’s Attack on Gaza Continues
Over 77 percent of the dead are civilians. Every day brings more stories of incomprehensible anguish and loss.
Jul 20, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Meet the Billionaire Funders of the Anti-Diplomacy Lobby Meet the Billionaire Funders of the Anti-Diplomacy Lobby
Billionaires Bernard Marcus, Paul Singer and Sheldon Adelson are making big investments in opposing diplomacy with Iran.
Jul 18, 2014 / Eli Clifton
Could the Tragedy of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Have Been Avoided? Could the Tragedy of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Have Been Avoided?
Western sanctions against Russia have done nothing to curb Putin’s support for rebels in eastern Ukraine, and may in fact have turned a regional dispute into an international crisi...
Jul 18, 2014 / James Carden
Were Those Aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 the First Victims of ‘the New Cold War’? Were Those Aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 the First Victims of ‘the New Cold War’?
And is the mainstream media doing enough to contextualize the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine?
Jul 18, 2014 / Press Room
Terror Through the Night in Gaza Terror Through the Night in Gaza
56 children have been killed during the Israeli military’s assault on Gaza so far.
Jul 18, 2014 / Press Room
Report: ‘The Nation’ Leads a Trip to Cuba Report: ‘The Nation’ Leads a Trip to Cuba
Anna Theofilopoulou details what she discovered about Cuba’s developments in healthcare, the economy and social practices. The separation between Cuba and the United States i...
Jul 18, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Do ‘Reform Conservatives’ Have Any Foreign Policy Ideas? Do ‘Reform Conservatives’ Have Any Foreign Policy Ideas?
So far, the answer is no, they don’t. Except their fallback position, the old neocon catechism.
Jul 18, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss