When ‘Pro-Life’ Kills When ‘Pro-Life’ Kills
Who is more valuable, a living woman or a dying fetus? The Catholic Church has given its answer, and Savita Halapannavar is dead.
Nov 14, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
The Petraeus Legacy: A Paramilitary CIA? The Petraeus Legacy: A Paramilitary CIA?
Within some military and intelligence circles, it was the CIA director's relationship with JSOC—not Paula Broadwell—that raised concerns.
Nov 14, 2012 / Jeremy Scahill
Nobel Laureates Salute Bradley Manning Nobel Laureates Salute Bradley Manning
As people who have devoted our lives to forging a more peaceful and just world, we salute Manning's courage and condemn his treatment at the hands of the government.
Nov 14, 2012 / Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire, and Adolfo PĂ©rez Esquivel
Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination Israel Escalates Gaza Attack With Assassination
Israel's air force assassinated Hamas leader Ahmad Jaabari. As the Israeli airstrikes continued today, seven more Palestinians were killed and at least 30 were injured, ten cri...
Nov 14, 2012 / Phyllis Bennis
Obama on Petraeus, Iran and Syria Obama on Petraeus, Iran and Syria
The president's foreign policy news conference knocked down conspiracy theories and raised a glimmer of hope on talks with Iran. But worries remain about our engagement with Sy...
Nov 14, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Noble and the Base: Poland and the Holocaust The Noble and the Base: Poland and the Holocaust
Can the two central images of Poland during World War II—a country of heroes and a country of collaborators—ever be combined?
Nov 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly
The Meaning of a Do-Nothing Election The Meaning of a Do-Nothing Election
What does this election mean for the future of the country? Are electoral politics really a mechanism for change?
Nov 13, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Hunger Strike Calls Attention to Mapuche Plight in Chile Hunger Strike Calls Attention to Mapuche Plight in Chile
In southern Chile a dramatic sixty-day hunger strike that left four young Mapuche prisoners near death ended in celebration.
Nov 9, 2012 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson
Iran Shoots at US Drone Iran Shoots at US Drone
A near-miss, in many senses of the word.
Nov 9, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
China Matters China Matters
The other great world power is having a leadership contest, too.
Nov 8, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss