What the ‘Wall Street Journal’ and the MEK Get Very Wrong About Iran’s Nuclear Program What the ‘Wall Street Journal’ and the MEK Get Very Wrong About Iran’s Nuclear Program
Did a report from a “problematic” source land in the opinion pages because it failed to pass muster with newsroom editors?
May 29, 2014 / Eli Clifton
How We Lost the Internet to Big Brother How We Lost the Internet to Big Brother
In case you hadn’t noticed, the nets of corporate and government phishing are in the water, already being drawn up around you.
May 29, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Chris Christie Preaches a Foreign Policy of American Exceptionalism Chris Christie Preaches a Foreign Policy of American Exceptionalism
Not quite a neoconservative, Christie is still sounding a lot like, well, Hillary Clinton when it comes to world affairs.
May 29, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Whom Does Petro Poroshenko Represent? Whom Does Petro Poroshenko Represent?
Dr. Stephen Cohen appears on The John Batchelor Show to discuss the election results in Ukraine.
May 29, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa? Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa?
Despite talk of a pivot to Asia, the US military‘s gaze has settled on Africa.
May 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Pope Francis in Palestine Pope Francis in Palestine
Pope Francis’ seemingly impromptu prayer at Israel's apartheid wall hinted at a radical critique of Israel in an otherwise carefully orchestrated trip.
May 28, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis and Foreign Policy In Focus
Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War
Obama wants to keep almost 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but some members of Congress are saying “not so fast.”
May 28, 2014 / George Zornick
Obama Says War Is Not the Answer Obama Says War Is Not the Answer
The president delivers a robust defense of his reluctance to use military force. Well, except for drones.
May 28, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right The New Battle of Britain: How Labour Needs to Respond to the Far Right
Labour has to lead the case for a modern, multicultural society that needs the skills of migrants to compete in the global economy.
May 28, 2014 / Harris Beider
How a Far-Right, Anti-Immigrant Party Became France’s ‘New Normal’ How a Far-Right, Anti-Immigrant Party Became France’s ‘New Normal’
For the first time in recorded history, the ultra-right-wing National Front came first in a national election.
May 28, 2014 / Cécile Alduy