Egypt’s Syrian Scapegoats Egypt’s Syrian Scapegoats
Syrians fleeing the fighting at home have found themselves targeted amid Egypt’s political upheaval.
Sep 11, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Egypt After the Clampdown Egypt After the Clampdown
Life here has shrunk politically, geographically and socially, with the vast majority of the public high on fascistic nationalism.
Sep 11, 2013 / Sarah Carr
Our Other September 11 Our Other September 11
The tragedy of September 11, 1973 belongs not just to the Chileans. It belongs also to the military coup’s enablers—the taxpayers of the United States.
Sep 11, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
The False Choice Between Military Action and Moral Complacency The False Choice Between Military Action and Moral Complacency
Obama makes his case for intervention in Syria.
Sep 11, 2013 / Chris Hayes
Obama Delays Demand for Force ‘While We Pursue This Diplomatic Path’ Obama Delays Demand for Force ‘While We Pursue This Diplomatic Path’
The president is right to embrace prospect of removing chemical weapons without military intervention.
Sep 11, 2013 / John Nichols
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Robert Neer’s Napalm: An American Biography; Juliette Volcler’s Extremely Loud: Sound as a Weapon
Sep 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy
The president can and should explain the necessity of negotiation in the pursuit of a “just peace.”
Sep 10, 2013 / John Nichols
Failures to Sell War Make a Strong Case for Diplomacy Failures to Sell War Make a Strong Case for Diplomacy
Will President Obama’s prime-time address tonight signal a real shift in the White House’s Syria policy?
Sep 10, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Why the Push for Syrian Intervention Is About More Than Just Assad Why the Push for Syrian Intervention Is About More Than Just Assad
Why does Obama insist on retaining the option of attacking Syria, despite growing opposition in Congress and the general public?
Sep 10, 2013 / Michael T. Klare
Syria: The Alternative to War Syria: The Alternative to War
Now we know: a diplomatic solution is possible.
Sep 10, 2013 / Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel