Joe Biden

Biden hands Netanyahu a pen. US and Israeli flags seen in background

Gaza Shows the Difference Between International Law and the “Rules-Based International Order” Gaza Shows the Difference Between International Law and the “Rules-Based International Order”

World / Forever Wars / November 17, 2023 Gaza Shows the Difference Between International Law and the “Rules-Based International Order” Adherence to US hegemony determines w…

Nov 17, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman

Joe Manchin surrounded by reporters in the Capitol building.

Joe Manchin, Jeff Weaver, and Jill Stein Walk Into a Bar… Joe Manchin, Jeff Weaver, and Jill Stein Walk Into a Bar…

Actually, it's no joke. All three just showed they're opportunists more interested in themselves than the country’s perilous future.

Nov 10, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Person in white sweater and mask lays down roses in a line

An Establishment Crack-Up, Aided by Mass Protests, Might Actually End This War An Establishment Crack-Up, Aided by Mass Protests, Might Actually End This War

A strategy of outside pressure and inside dissent offers the best path forward on Israel/Palestine.

Nov 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

US President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Community Building Complex of Boone County in Belvidere, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.

Forget the Polls—Here’s What Actual Election Results Can Tell Us About 2024 Forget the Polls—Here’s What Actual Election Results Can Tell Us About 2024

There are far more insights to be found in this week’s elections than in theoretical surveys about a vote that won’t happen for a year.

Nov 10, 2023 / Comment / John Nichols

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 3, 2023.

The Weekend Biden’s Middle East Policy Collapsed The Weekend Biden’s Middle East Policy Collapsed

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s diplomatic trip was a humiliating failure. The administration’s regional approach has gone down in flames.

Nov 7, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman

Senators Burton K. Wheeler of Montana and Robert Taft of Ohio study a globe.

This Isn’t Your Father’s GOP. It’s Your Grandfather’s GOP. This Isn’t Your Father’s GOP. It’s Your Grandfather’s GOP.

Today's Republicans aren’t isolationists; they are hawks targeting Latin America and Asia.

Nov 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Joe Biden walk to the Oval Office of the White House September 21, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Memo to Biden: Israel and Ukraine Are Not the Same Memo to Biden: Israel and Ukraine Are Not the Same

In linking two very different wars, Biden undermines Ukraine’s moral and legal case for sovereignty.

Nov 1, 2023 / David Klion

Josh Paul in front of a stone wall

“Why I Resigned From the State Department” “Why I Resigned From the State Department”

An interview with Josh Paul.

Oct 30, 2023 / Laura Flanders

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks at a White House press briefing after President Joe Biden gave remarks on the terrorist attacks in Israel, on October 10, 2023.

Jake Sullivan’s Rewrite Can’t Paper Over an Impoverished Foreign Policy Jake Sullivan’s Rewrite Can’t Paper Over an Impoverished Foreign Policy

The national security adviser’s hasty edits make clear the incoherence of Biden’s diplomacy.

Oct 30, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Representative Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) outside the US Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

Biden’s Primary Challenges Are Much More Serious Than DC Insiders Think Biden’s Primary Challenges Are Much More Serious Than DC Insiders Think

There’s an ongoing debate about when Biden backers should panic. But with new opponents and new issues, it’s time to start paying attention to the nomination contest.

Oct 27, 2023 / John Nichols

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