World

The US Must Work With Iran to Stabilize Both Iraq and Syria

The US Must Work With Iran to Stabilize Both Iraq and Syria The US Must Work With Iran to Stabilize Both Iraq and Syria

If Washington and Tehran cooperate, they may find themselves on the same side in key regional conflicts.

Jan 6, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Don’t Wreck the Iran-P5+1 Accord With Tougher Sanctions

Don’t Wreck the Iran-P5+1 Accord With Tougher Sanctions Don’t Wreck the Iran-P5+1 Accord With Tougher Sanctions

The accord is moving forward, but the Menendez-Kirk bill could wreck everything.

Jan 3, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

America After 9/11

America After 9/11 America After 9/11

A systematic look at the patterns of rights abuses in the United States’ domestic “war on terror” since September 11, 2001.

Jan 2, 2014 / The Nation

Nelson Mandela in Retrospect

Nelson Mandela in Retrospect Nelson Mandela in Retrospect

For the people of South Africa, Mandela was the leader they could identify with—one who had suffered alongside them.

Jan 2, 2014 / Danny Schechter

NSA, Benghazi and the Monsters of Our Own Creation

NSA, Benghazi and the Monsters of Our Own Creation NSA, Benghazi and the Monsters of Our Own Creation

Relinquishing privacy and transparency has stifled genuine public debate about the goals of our policy and left us both stupid and weak.

Jan 2, 2014 / Robert Scheer

The Benghazi ‘Al Qaeda’ Myth

The Benghazi ‘Al Qaeda’ Myth The Benghazi ‘Al Qaeda’ Myth

The New York Times demolishes conspiracy theories with plain, old-fashioned good reporting.

Jan 2, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime

How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime

As the government embraces a “counter-radicalization” approach to counterterrorism, prosecutors are turning radical beliefs into criminal acts.

Dec 31, 2013 / Amna Akbar

A Guerrillero-Gentleman: On Joaquim Câmara Ferreira

A Guerrillero-Gentleman: On Joaquim Câmara Ferreira A Guerrillero-Gentleman: On Joaquim Câmara Ferreira

Was the author's aristocratic grandfather, who would become a leader of the armed resistance against Brazil’s military dictatorship, a hero or a terrorist?

Dec 30, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Carlos Fraenkel

Memory Politics: On ‘Franco’s Crypt’

Memory Politics: On ‘Franco’s Crypt’ Memory Politics: On ‘Franco’s Crypt’

To what extent does Franco’s rule still dictate contemporary Spanish culture?

Dec 30, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Blitzer

The Arc of Justice and the Long Run

The Arc of Justice and the Long Run The Arc of Justice and the Long Run

You can’t always trace it, but everything and everyone has a genealogy.

Dec 30, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit

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