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Trump’s Money Shot Trump’s Money Shot

The Donald has redefined “election,” crafting a campaign that is pornography vaguely masquerading as politics.

Feb 29, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky

Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On

Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On

Why is no one else talking about the fact that Hillary Clinton has been endorsed by a war criminal?

Feb 29, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Israel Unleashes an Onslaught on Human-Rights NGOs, Artists, and Writers

Israel Unleashes an Onslaught on Human-Rights NGOs, Artists, and Writers Israel Unleashes an Onslaught on Human-Rights NGOs, Artists, and Writers

The new wave of McCarthyite smears and repressive laws is unprecedented.

Feb 26, 2016 / David Palumbo-Liu

What Do Syrian Rebels Think of the Cease-Fire?

What Do Syrian Rebels Think of the Cease-Fire? What Do Syrian Rebels Think of the Cease-Fire?

Fleeing Aleppo with civilians and battered by Russian bombing, ISIS, and Kurdish militias, they have little hope that it will hold.

Feb 25, 2016 / Jesse Rosenfeld

Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine

Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine

The problem with US military strategy is that it doesn’t fix any of the problems it’s setting out to address.

Feb 25, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

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Letters From the March 14, 2016, Issue Letters From the March 14, 2016, Issue

Southern discomfort… what’s gender got to do with it?… no nukes are good nukes… Flint without fire…

Feb 25, 2016 / Our Readers

Why Iran’s Parliamentary Elections This Friday Are So Crucial

Why Iran’s Parliamentary Elections This Friday Are So Crucial Why Iran’s Parliamentary Elections This Friday Are So Crucial

A legislature less influenced by the radical right would allow President Rouhani to push for broader reforms and strengthen economic ties with the West.

Feb 25, 2016 / Bob Dreyfuss

Syria Damascus

Another Fateful Turning Point in the New Cold War Another Fateful Turning Point in the New Cold War

A struggle is under way over the Syrian cease-fire agreement, while the political crisis in Ukraine deepens.

Feb 24, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton

Who’s Really the Better Friend to Israel, Hillary or Bernie? Who’s Really the Better Friend to Israel, Hillary or Bernie?

Bernie’s better, but, sadly, neither candidate is acting the way a true friend should.

Feb 24, 2016 / Neve Gordon and Mark LeVine

Apple Is Right to Challenge the FBI

Apple Is Right to Challenge the FBI Apple Is Right to Challenge the FBI

But its case should only be the beginning of protecting our devices.

Feb 24, 2016 / The Editors

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