Syria’s Chemical Weapons Removed in Major Success for US-Russia-Iran Cooperation Syria’s Chemical Weapons Removed in Major Success for US-Russia-Iran Cooperation
Don’t hold your breath waiting for apologies from the neoconservatives.
Jun 30, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Putin’s Ukraine Policy Backfires Putin’s Ukraine Policy Backfires
Whatever Russia may have wanted to accomplish in Ukraine since last November, it has accomplished the opposite.
Jun 26, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Syria Joins War in Iraq on US Side, Even as US Battles Syrian Government in Syria Syria Joins War in Iraq on US Side, Even as US Battles Syrian Government in Syria
The Iraq-Syria civil clearly befuddles Washington—but not Tehran.
Jun 25, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Why Obama Needs to Ignore ‘Armchair Warriors’ and Focus on the Global Economy Why Obama Needs to Ignore ‘Armchair Warriors’ and Focus on the Global Economy
Obama’s real failure has been his inability to lead a global New Deal.
Jun 25, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Media’s Disappearing of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Program and Why It Matters The Media’s Disappearing of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Program and Why It Matters
Eric on this weeks concerts and Reed on Syria's chemical weapons program.
Jun 25, 2014 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
The US Still Has a Soft Spot for Brutal Military Dictators The US Still Has a Soft Spot for Brutal Military Dictators
The conviction of three Al Jazeera journalists yesterday underscored the hypocrisy of US support for Egypt’s General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
Jun 24, 2014 / Robert Scheer
It’s Still About the Oil, Stupid! It’s Still About the Oil, Stupid!
Once again, the media fails to address the issue underlying much of the violence in Iraq—control over its most precious resource.
Jun 24, 2014 / Michael Schwartz
On the Folly of Helping Iraq’s Shattered Army On the Folly of Helping Iraq’s Shattered Army
The crisis has a political solution, not a military one—and Iraq’s armed forces are now officially hopeless.
Jun 23, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Sets the US on a Slippery Slope to War in Iraq Obama Sets the US on a Slippery Slope to War in Iraq
The White House ought to listen to its better angels and concentrate on politics and diplomacy.
Jun 20, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Sports and Violence: A Red Card for Israel Sports and Violence: A Red Card for Israel
While Israel uses soccer to bolster its international image, it has violently oppressed the Palestinian national soccer team.
Jun 20, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Noah Habeeb and Foreign Policy In Focus