Iraq Warns the US: ‘Don’t Arm the Syrian Rebels’ Iraq Warns the US: ‘Don’t Arm the Syrian Rebels’
Vast carnage in Iraq as Syrian spillover threatens to reignite Iraq’s own civil war.
Sep 26, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Bragging Rights Bragging Rights
Eight exceptional(ly dumb) American achievements of the twenty-first century.
Sep 26, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
How Bashar al-Assad Destroyed My Country How Bashar al-Assad Destroyed My Country
Before there was a civil war and before Syria became the world’s chessboard, there was a peaceful uprising for freedom and dignity.
Sep 25, 2013 / Omar Ghabra
Guantánamo in New York City Guantánamo in New York City
Americans remain mostly blind to the abusive treatment of terror suspects on US soil.
Sep 25, 2013 / Feature / Jeanne Theoharis
Reading Obama’s Iran Speech Reading Obama’s Iran Speech
President Obama’s speech at the UN reflected extraordinary shifts in global politics and the possibility of a new approach to US-Iran relations.
Sep 25, 2013 / Phyllis Bennis
Open Letter by Leaders of Poland’s Solidarity Movement in Defense of Edward Snowden Open Letter by Leaders of Poland’s Solidarity Movement in Defense of Edward Snowden
Protecting the whistleblower who laid bare the uglier sides of the American administration.
Sep 24, 2013
Abused for Surviving: What Amanda Lindhout Faces After Captivity Abused for Surviving: What Amanda Lindhout Faces After Captivity
Her kidnapping by Somali extremists was a nightmare. But the misogynistic punishment continues after her release.
Sep 24, 2013 / Lauren Wolfe
Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech
There are plenty of reasons to intervene, including oil, and we’ll do so, says Obama.
Sep 24, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
When Mental Illness Meets US Gun Culture When Mental Illness Meets US Gun Culture
It’s time to do something about our national gun crisis.
Sep 23, 2013 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone
The NSA isn’t the only government agency exploiting technology to make privacy obsolete.
Sep 23, 2013 / Christopher Calabrese and Matthew Harwood