If Narendra Modi Is Running a Global Death Squad, He’ll Be Protected by the Kissinger Doctrine If Narendra Modi Is Running a Global Death Squad, He’ll Be Protected by the Kissinger Doctrine
Trying to murder American citizens on American soil is no big deal—so long as the foreign policy elite likes you.
Dec 1, 2023 / Jeet Heer
San Francisco’s Potemkin Village San Francisco’s Potemkin Village
For President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in San Francisco this week, Governor Gavin Newsom transformed the city into a façade of prosperi...
Nov 17, 2023 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
Two Cheers for Isolationism Two Cheers for Isolationism
The left should be arguing that the US’s purpose is its own redevelopment—which is incompatible with global primacy.
Nov 17, 2023 / Jeff Faux
An Indigestible Nation An Indigestible Nation
While the world has changed and threats are different, the Biden administration’s worldview is rooted in the assumption that America is the “indispensable nation” that will police...
Nov 16, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
The Forces That Nearly Murdered Me Are Meeting In San Francisco Today The Forces That Nearly Murdered Me Are Meeting In San Francisco Today
I was almost killed by Philippine troops upholding the global economic order on display at this week’s APEC Summit.
Nov 15, 2023 / Brandon Lee
How Israel Is Borrowing From the US Playbook in Vietnam How Israel Is Borrowing From the US Playbook in Vietnam
Justifying civilian casualties has a long history.
Nov 14, 2023 / Branko Marcetic
Dehumanization Is at the Heart of Endless War Dehumanization Is at the Heart of Endless War
We don’t have to accept psychic numbing or endless violence as the only possible responses to our broken world.
Nov 8, 2023 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug
Biden’s “Rule-Based International Order” Is Broken Biden’s “Rule-Based International Order” Is Broken
Isn’t it time Washington embraces a new, more inclusive model?
Nov 7, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
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
How “The New York Times” Enabled the Worst Assault on Indian Press Freedom in Decades How “The New York Times” Enabled the Worst Assault on Indian Press Freedom in Decades
By publishing a flimsy, red-baiting scare story, the paper allowed the Modi government to crack down on some of the country’s most important independent voices.
Nov 2, 2023 / Raj Patel and Walden Bello