Can Guantánamo Ever Be Shut Down? Can Guantánamo Ever Be Shut Down?
Dealing with the forever prison of America’s endless wars.
May 7, 2021 / Karen J. Greenberg
Secretary Blinken Faces a Big Test in Ukraine, Where Nazis and Their Sympathizers Are Glorified Secretary Blinken Faces a Big Test in Ukraine, Where Nazis and Their Sympathizers Are Glorified
One week after hundreds marched in Kyiv to honor a Nazi SS division, the US secretary of state has a chance to stand up for Holocaust survivors.
May 6, 2021 / Lev Golinkin
The US Has Been at War My Entire Life. Will the Wars Ever End? The US Has Been at War My Entire Life. Will the Wars Ever End?
Reflections from a lifetime at war.
May 6, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
Hello, Poetry, You ‘Lamenting Pleasure’ Hello, Poetry, You ‘Lamenting Pleasure’
Reading poetry over the phone, David Ferry and loved ones find an antidote to loneliness.
May 5, 2021 / Elizabeth Emma Ferry and Stephen Ferry
The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil
Financial disclosure forms reveal that one of the president’s nominees, Jose Fernandez, worked for Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and fossil fuel companies, including Chevro...
May 5, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Yes, Israel Is Obviously an Apartheid State Yes, Israel Is Obviously an Apartheid State
The Human Rights Watch report is a valuable, sober, and deliberately uninflammatory piece of scholarship—which won’t make a damn bit of difference.
May 5, 2021 / Eric Alterman
This Is Biden’s Chance to Vaccinate the World This Is Biden’s Chance to Vaccinate the World
Then-candidate Biden told me he wouldn’t let patents block vaccine access. Tomorrow, he must keep his promise.
May 4, 2021 / Ady Barkan
Movie Sequel Movie Sequel
Hillbilly Elegy starring Joe Biden. Man returns to his roots to find the conversation somewhat problematic.
May 4, 2021 / OppArt / Steve Brodner
The Cyber Cold War Is Here The Cyber Cold War Is Here
The US government has refused to engage the rest of the world in regulating hostile cyber activities as it continues to launch offensive cyber operations abroad.
May 3, 2021 / John Feffer
The Center Cannot Hold in Spain, but Can the Left Take Advantage? The Center Cannot Hold in Spain, but Can the Left Take Advantage?
Madrid voters will cast their ballots on May 4, and the regional election could shape the future of Spanish politics.
May 3, 2021 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín