Déjà Vu at Rio+20 Déjà Vu at Rio+20
After two decades, we're no closer to reducing global poverty or enhancing sustainable development. Politicians will change only when mass action forces them to.
Jun 14, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard
Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism
Europeans are not threatened by a Muslim minority. It's the other way round.
Jun 14, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge
How the Media Created the Muslim Monster Myth How the Media Created the Muslim Monster Myth
From Arab bandits to TV terrorists, the history of Islamophobia in US popular culture is long and ugly.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Jack Shaheen
Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims
Behind nearly every “foiled terror plot” lurks a government informant sent to entrap hapless young Muslim men.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Petra Bartosiewicz
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When Your Father Is Accused of Terrorism When Your Father Is Accused of Terrorism
My dad, Dr. Sami Al-Arian, was arrested by the FBI on trumped up charges, sending a chill through the local Muslim community. Yet we found support from unlikely allies.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Laila Al-Arian
Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Danger of Endless War Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Danger of Endless War
How Obama's use of drones and indefinite detention seriously undermine our democracy.
Jun 12, 2012 / Press Room
Leaking War Leaking War
How Obama’s targeted killings, leaks and the Everything-Is-Classified State have fused.
Jun 12, 2012 / Peter Van Buren
Dead Civilians in Libya, Afghanistan Dead Civilians in Libya, Afghanistan
NATO is not doing enough to acknowledge and prevent civilian deaths in what’s still a “global war on terror.”
Jun 12, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Mariela Castro: Freedom for Alan Gross and the Cuban Five Mariela Castro: Freedom for Alan Gross and the Cuban Five
What would it take for the United States and Cuba to free Alan Gross and the Cuban Five?
Jun 11, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Stephen Glain: Egypt’s Deep State Is Still in Power Stephen Glain: Egypt’s Deep State Is Still in Power
What will become of the military remains post-revolution Egypt's Gordian Knot.
Jun 7, 2012 / The Nation