The Winter Olympics Offers a Glimpse of Peace for Korea The Winter Olympics Offers a Glimpse of Peace for Korea
But will it last—and can it rein in Trump’s dangerous saber rattling?
Feb 1, 2018 / Tim Shorrock
The US Turns Its Back on the World’s Most Vulnerable The US Turns Its Back on the World’s Most Vulnerable
The Trump administration reveals, again, its contempt for TPS and will stop giving protected status to Syrians.
Feb 1, 2018 / Julianne Hing
A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2 A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2
On Israel, Palestine, and his work as a UN special rapporteur.
Jan 31, 2018 / Patrick Lawrence
How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire
Stephen Kinzer's new history captures how the United States has long been a country guided by both imperialist and isolationist instincts.
Jan 31, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple
1989 Was the Year That Brought Us Trump 1989 Was the Year That Brought Us Trump
In present-day Washington, no one can deny that the chickens have come home to roost.
Jan 30, 2018 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Remembering Investigative Journalist Robert Parry Remembering Investigative Journalist Robert Parry
What made Bob Parry a trailblazer for independent journalism also made him a bridge burner with the media establishment.
Jan 29, 2018 / Norman Solomon
Trump’s Xenophobic Vision of America Is Inciting Racist Violence Trump’s Xenophobic Vision of America Is Inciting Racist Violence
Attacks against Muslim, South Asian, Sikh, Hindu, Arab, and Middle Eastern communities in the US were up a staggering 45 percent in 2017.
Jan 27, 2018 / Suman Raghunathan
Showdown in Afrin: Turkey’s Attack on Syria’s Kurds Threatens That Country’s Most Democratic, Pluralist Force Showdown in Afrin: Turkey’s Attack on Syria’s Kurds Threatens That Country’s Most Democratic, Pluralist Force
The Kurds have said they will fight to the death before they give up an inch of Afrin.
Jan 26, 2018 / Meredith Tax
The Pentagon’s Plan for Never-Ending War The Pentagon’s Plan for Never-Ending War
A new document outlines a plan the country can’t afford.
Jan 25, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage
A Progressive Reformist Is Leading Mexico’s Presidential Polls—and Washington Is Freaking Out A Progressive Reformist Is Leading Mexico’s Presidential Polls—and Washington Is Freaking Out
The rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador has sparked hysterical fears of anti-US populism and claims of Russian “interference.”
Jan 25, 2018 / John M. Ackerman