The Ilhan Omar Affair Was a Victory for Social Movements and Palestinian Rights The Ilhan Omar Affair Was a Victory for Social Movements and Palestinian Rights
The spirited defense of the freshman congresswoman against unfair attack was the result of years of grassroots organizing. But will it really change the entrenched status quo in Wa...
Mar 13, 2019 / Editorial / Phyllis Bennis
Gun-Control Activists Should Also Take on America’s Drone Wars Gun-Control Activists Should Also Take on America’s Drone Wars
Through its endless wars, Washington has been the true school shooter on this planet, terrorizing the global classroom with a remarkable lack of consequences.
Mar 12, 2019 / Allegra Harpootlian
The Trump Administration Wants a War with Iran The Trump Administration Wants a War with Iran
Neoconservatives in Washington are ready to spark America’s next military disaster—one that may well be worse than the Iraq War.
Mar 11, 2019 / Bob Dreyfuss
ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities
The immigration-enforcement agency has launched a deportation campaign involving coercion, “demonstrably false” court declarations, and outright lies.
Mar 8, 2019 / Chris Gelardi
Progressives Are Starting to Define a New Realism for Our National-Security Strategy Progressives Are Starting to Define a New Realism for Our National-Security Strategy
The weakest response of Democrats to Trump would be to defend the old foreign-policy consensus.
Mar 5, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Democratic Party Attacks on Ilhan Omar Are a Travesty The Democratic Party Attacks on Ilhan Omar Are a Travesty
I’m Jewish and have worked against anti-Semitism for decades. I was sitting a few feet from Omar at Busboys & Poets and I heard nothing—nothing—that smacked of anti-Semitism, o...
Mar 5, 2019 / Phyllis Bennis
Israel’s Netanyahu May Be Indicted—but He Could Still Be Reelected Israel’s Netanyahu May Be Indicted—but He Could Still Be Reelected
Bribery, fraud, breach of trust… oh, and possible war crimes, too.
Mar 1, 2019 / Mairav Zonszein
The End of Our World Order Is Imminent The End of Our World Order Is Imminent
At least 200 empires have risen and fallen over the course of history, and the United States will be no exception.
Feb 28, 2019 / Alfred McCoy
Israeli Extremists Are Making a Comeback—With the Help of US Tax Dollars Israeli Extremists Are Making a Comeback—With the Help of US Tax Dollars
American nonprofits have funneled money to Meir Kahane’s followers, who now have a chance to enter the Knesset.
Feb 26, 2019 / Mairav Zonszein
The Cost of Being a War Resister in Israel The Cost of Being a War Resister in Israel
A 19-year-old Israeli was jailed six times after refusing military service.
Feb 25, 2019 / Rory Fanning