The New Global Insurrection The New Global Insurrection
From Bolivia to Haiti to Europe and the Middle East, citizens are rising up against corruption and government repression.
Nov 22, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
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
I Was 10 When the Battle of Fallujah Taught Me the Meaning of War I Was 10 When the Battle of Fallujah Taught Me the Meaning of War
Fifteen years later, the Second Battle of Fallujah and the war that tore my country apart looms large in my memory.
Nov 7, 2019 / Ali Nayyef
Give Us One Debate About War and Peace Give Us One Debate About War and Peace
We need to know what the candidates think about the global chaos of undeclared wars, ill-defined missions, and the abandonment of those missions in places like Syria.
Oct 15, 2019 / John Nichols
In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring
This month’s protests in Syria, Iraq, and Egypt prove that what began in 2010 was just the beginning of a long revolution.
Oct 10, 2019 / Tesbih Habbal and Muzna Hasnawi
Trump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers Trump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers
The Middle East mess requires diplomacy, not Trump’s green-lighting of Turkish aggression.
Oct 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer
This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World
Zahra Hankir’s anthology Our Women on the Ground elevates vital but often overlooked voices from Morocco to Gaza to Yemen.
Sep 3, 2019 / Sarah Aziza
‘Official Secrets’ Reveals How Little We Still Know About the Push for War in Iraq ‘Official Secrets’ Reveals How Little We Still Know About the Push for War in Iraq
In 2003, Katharine Gun risked everything to try to stop the war. The reporter who broke her story—coming to the big screen later this month—reminds us how many questions remain una...
Aug 16, 2019 / Martin Bright
The Transpartisan Revolt Against America’s Endless Wars The Transpartisan Revolt Against America’s Endless Wars
It’s one of the few areas where a left-right coalition can jell.
Jul 16, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Oil Is Driving the Iran Crisis Oil Is Driving the Iran Crisis
Washington’s aggression is part of a decades-long quest to control the spigot in the Persian Gulf.
Jul 11, 2019 / Michael T. Klare