The Dirty Truth About American Airpower The Dirty Truth About American Airpower
A retired Air Force officer shares 10 cautionary tenets about our overreliance on bombing campaigns.
Jun 5, 2019 / William J. Astore
How One Man Survived Syria’s Gulag How One Man Survived Syria’s Gulag
Like thousands of others, Omar Alshogre was repeatedly tortured in Bashar al-Assad’s prisons—but unlike so many, he got out. Now he’s telling the world about the regime’s industria...
May 30, 2019 / Hisham Aidi
For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace
Hundreds of human-rights defenders have been killed since the accords. And Afro-Colombians like Goldman Environmental Prize–winner Francia Márquez are a particular target.
May 23, 2019 / Roosbelinda Cárdenas
The Only Place in America Remembering the War on Terror The Only Place in America Remembering the War on Terror
Marseilles, Illinois, holds the only memorial commemorating the 8,000-plus soldiers who have died in the various US military campaigns throughout the Middle East.
May 23, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Why We, Palestinians and Israelis, Insist on Mourning Our Dead Together Why We, Palestinians and Israelis, Insist on Mourning Our Dead Together
Alternative Memorial Day, a binational tradition since 2005, is a sign that we are capable of taking down the walls of fear.
May 22, 2019 / Avigail Corry and Sulaiman Khatib
Trump May Not Want War With Iran—but the Coalition of the Killing May Give Him One Trump May Not Want War With Iran—but the Coalition of the Killing May Give Him One
That’s why it’s critical that the public, Congress, and especially Dems seeking to replace Trump in 2020 speak out against it now.
May 17, 2019 / Editorial / Bob Dreyfuss
Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen
The Saudi coalition deliberately targets civilians with US weapons—and US officials have known this for years.
May 17, 2019 / Mohamad Bazzi
How Lobbying Firms Helped Destroy Yemen How Lobbying Firms Helped Destroy Yemen
In 2018 alone, weapons manufacturers—who spend millions in lobbying efforts to retain political support in Washington—made over $5 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the Uni...
May 16, 2019 / Mashal Hashem and James Allen
In Gaza, the Bombs Have Stopped, but Our Suffering Continues In Gaza, the Bombs Have Stopped, but Our Suffering Continues
As long as Israel maintains its siege, Palestinians will remain prisoners in our own land.
May 10, 2019 / Ahmed Abu Artema
Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security
If Venezuela becomes a Cuban Missile–like Crisis, will Trump be free to resolve it peacefully?
May 8, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen