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April 29, 2021
Before We Bid Farewell to Arab American Heritage Month
Beginning during the Bush administration and continuing during Obama’s term, Arab Americans were conflated with Muslims. Defining us by religion was fundamentally wrong, internally divisive, and a denial of our right to define ourselves.
James Zogby
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April 6, 2021
How to Avoid the Anti-Imperialism of Fools
The logic of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” is a recipe for empty cynicism.
Gilbert Achcar
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March 2, 2021
Biden Ran on Ending Forever Wars. He’s Already Undermining That Promise.
The argument that the strikes in Syria are a “defensive” measure mocks the reality of our presence there.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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November 16, 2020
The Coup That Succeeded
The most dangerous blows to American democracy have come not from Trump but from the national security establishment.
Jeet Heer
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September 1, 2020
Trump Hasn’t Ended Endless Wars
We shouldn’t be waging war in Syria without Congress’s approval.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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July 24, 2020
Did Trump Bomb Syria on False Grounds?
The American media is ignoring leaks from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that suggest a whitewash.
Aaron Maté
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July 10, 2020
For Some Students, ICE’s Visa Announcement Is Life or Death
If the agency deports international students whose classes are online-only, those from Syria are in particular danger.
Francesca Freeman and George Batah
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February 18, 2020
Is This the End of Rojava?
The Kurdish region of northeast Syria was autonomous for seven years, but had to ask the Syrian government for protection after an invasion by Turkey.
Mireille Court and Chris Den Hond
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November 27, 2019
With American Help, Lebanon Once Again Nears the Abyss
Lebanon needs change. The people demand it and even some of the leaders know it. But US involvement threatens that possibility.
Charles Glass
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November 6, 2019
The Pentagon Won’t Acknowledge Hundreds of Military Bases
The government says there are 514 official military sites overseas. That number might be closer to 800.Nick Turse