Biden Must Condemn Israel’s Attack on Al Jazeera—Now Biden Must Condemn Israel’s Attack on Al Jazeera—Now
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government shut down the network’s operations in Israel. Press freedom advocates are raising an outcry, and Americans should back them up.
May 7, 2024 / John Nichols
Biden’s Failure to Rejoin the Iran Nuclear Deal Was an Unforced Error Biden’s Failure to Rejoin the Iran Nuclear Deal Was an Unforced Error
The question remains: Could some version of it be salvaged in 2025?
May 3, 2024 / Bob Dreyfuss
If Joe Biden Really Wants to Celebrate Press Freedom, He Should Free Julian Assange If Joe Biden Really Wants to Celebrate Press Freedom, He Should Free Julian Assange
Joe Biden will celebrate World Press Freedom Day tomorrow. But it is a safe bet that he'll have nothing to say about Assange or Imran Khan, both behind bars for defying the US.
May 2, 2024 / Charles Glass
The Ukraine Aid Package Heightens the Risk of Escalation The Ukraine Aid Package Heightens the Risk of Escalation
The passage by Congress of the latest aid package to Ukraine was met with cheers, but there is ample reason for caution.
May 2, 2024 / James Carden and Katrina vanden Heuvel
War, Genocide, Violence, and the Gospel’s Response War, Genocide, Violence, and the Gospel’s Response
I come asking with brother Marvin Gaye, “What’s going on? What’s going on?”
Apr 30, 2024 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader
April 29, 2024 Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader Trump and those backing him hope to disable enough of the political infrastructure to create the space for non-state actors to do h…
Apr 29, 2024 / John Feffer
The House Foreign Aid Bills Have Put a Target on Mike Johnson’s Back The House Foreign Aid Bills Have Put a Target on Mike Johnson’s Back
After a vote in favor of sending $95 billion to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan passed, far right Republicans are threatening a motion to vacate the speaker of the house.
Apr 22, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Joe Biden Is Destroying His Own Foreign Policy by Giving Israel Impunity Joe Biden Is Destroying His Own Foreign Policy by Giving Israel Impunity
World / April 19, 2024 Joe Biden Is Destroying His Own Foreign Policy by Giving Israel Impunity The administration’s blatant double standard demonstrates that the new “liberal…
Apr 19, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The NSA Wants Carte Blanche for Warrantless Surveillance The NSA Wants Carte Blanche for Warrantless Surveillance
If the Senate passes an expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, any American’s international communications could become an open book.
Apr 18, 2024 / James Bamford
Can Russian-US Scientific Cooperation Be Restored as Arctic Warming and the Ukraine War Intensify? Can Russian-US Scientific Cooperation Be Restored as Arctic Warming and the Ukraine War Intensify?
US and Russia have a long history of polar science cooperation.
Apr 16, 2024 / Pavel Devyatkin