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Trump Saudi Arms Deal

Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors. Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors.

America has been dealing arms to the Middle East since Nixon, fueling a lucrative and disastrous kind of foreign policy.

Nov 19, 2019 / William D. Hartung

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Trump Wants to Treat Undocumented Migrants Like Enemy Combatants Trump Wants to Treat Undocumented Migrants Like Enemy Combatants

But US soldiers who commit war crimes? They’re “deserving individuals” who deserve “second chances.”

Nov 19, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown

Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown

They met, fell in love, and were nearly torn apart in a country where LGBTQ people are increasingly persecuted.

Nov 19, 2019 / Feature / Nicole Einbinder and Gabriela Bhaskar

A Deadly Game of Chicken in Iraq and Lebanon

A Deadly Game of Chicken in Iraq and Lebanon A Deadly Game of Chicken in Iraq and Lebanon

Popular revolts in the Middle East are pitting people against regimes.

Nov 19, 2019 / Thanassis Cambanis

Bolivia protester 2019

Bolivia’s Coup Is Still Happening Bolivia’s Coup Is Still Happening

Everything you wanted to know about Bolivian politics, but were afraid to ask.

Nov 18, 2019 / Zeeshan Aleem

Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein Isn’t Going Away Jeffrey Epstein Isn’t Going Away

In the absence of a full reckoning, conspiracy theories about Epstein fester and allow the far right to exploit the popular mistrust of elites.

Nov 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History’s Verdict on Argentina’s Dirty War

Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History’s Verdict on Argentina’s Dirty War Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History’s Verdict on Argentina’s Dirty War

Recently declassified documents constitute a gruesome and sadistic catalog of state terrorism.

Nov 18, 2019 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh

5 Ways to Debunk the GOP’s Defense of Donald Trump

5 Ways to Debunk the GOP’s Defense of Donald Trump 5 Ways to Debunk the GOP’s Defense of Donald Trump

The Republican anti-impeachment arguments are weak but pernicious. Here’s how to counter them.

Nov 15, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Isn’t Just Cruel, It’s Illegal

Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Isn’t Just Cruel, It’s Illegal Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Isn’t Just Cruel, It’s Illegal

As the administration continues its war on asylum seekers, a former asylum officer says forcing applicants to wait in Mexican camps violates international law.

Nov 15, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help!

My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help! My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help!

Another reader asks why they got fired after they’d already quit.

Nov 15, 2019 / Liza Featherstone

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