Why We Can’t Afford to Send More Troops to the Middle East Why We Can’t Afford to Send More Troops to the Middle East
Pursuing such policies would all but hand victory to ISIS and other extremist groups.
Apr 18, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
The New Trump Trope The New Trump Trope
In media coverage after the Syrian air strike, the conventional wisdom shifted to believing that the president’s relations with Russia stink.
Apr 18, 2017 / Leslie Savan
Stop the Imprisonment of Palestinian Children Stop the Imprisonment of Palestinian Children
Abusive treatment, coerced confessions, and deprivation of counsel and parental contact—at any one time, hundreds of kids are in lockup in violation of basic human rights.
Apr 17, 2017 / Azadeh Shahshahani
In South Korea, War Hysteria Is Seen as an American Problem In South Korea, War Hysteria Is Seen as an American Problem
The big issue here is the May 9 presidential election, which is expected to bring a progressive to power.
Apr 17, 2017 / Tim Shorrock
After the Chemical Attack, It’s Time to Get Rid of the ‘Muslim Ban’ After the Chemical Attack, It’s Time to Get Rid of the ‘Muslim Ban’
Now that he cares about the fate of Syrian children, Trump should open up our country—not bomb theirs.
Apr 12, 2017 / Peter Certo
‘Words Are Also Deeds’: Unverified Stories and the Growing Risk of War With Russia ‘Words Are Also Deeds’: Unverified Stories and the Growing Risk of War With Russia
The US narratives for which there are as of yet no facts could lead to direct military conflict between Washington and Moscow.
Apr 12, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Building a New Movement Against Militarism Building a New Movement Against Militarism
As Martin Luther King Jr. noted 50 years ago, you can’t fight militarism unless you also fight racism and materialism.
Apr 12, 2017 / Phyllis Bennis and Stephen Miles
Just a Few Hundred Miles From Mar-a-Lago, the View of Trump Is Very Different Just a Few Hundred Miles From Mar-a-Lago, the View of Trump Is Very Different
A trip to Cuba reminds us of the delicate nature of American politics.
Apr 11, 2017 / Mattea Kramer
Syria Strike Follows Washington’s Failed Foreign-Policy Playbook Syria Strike Follows Washington’s Failed Foreign-Policy Playbook
For those who recognize that Trump cannot bomb his way to peace, it is time to revive and mobilize an antiwar movement.
Apr 11, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In Trump’s Cruise-Missile Diplomacy, Iran and North Korea Could Be Next In Trump’s Cruise-Missile Diplomacy, Iran and North Korea Could Be Next
The president has steadily increased the use of force, relaxing the rules of engagement and giving his generals free rein.
Apr 11, 2017 / Michael T. Klare