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Congress Must End US Military Support for the Horrific Saudi Bombing of Yemen Congress Must End US Military Support for the Horrific Saudi Bombing of Yemen

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Yemen, and the US military is making things worse. Four members of Congress want to force a vote that could get the US out of an undeclared wa...

Sep 28, 2017 / John Nichols

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Letters From the October 16, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 16, 2017, Issue

A peek inside the rogues’ gallery… A real Shonda… End of the line… Tending our rural roots…

Sep 28, 2017 / Our Readers and Eric Alterman

Red Square in Moscow

Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia? Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia?

“Russiagate” is abetting the possibility of direct military conflict with Moscow, and liberals, once opponents of such politics, are promoting it.

Sep 27, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Border camp Greece

Only One EU Country Has Permanently Taken In All the Asylum Seekers It Promised To Only One EU Country Has Permanently Taken In All the Asylum Seekers It Promised To

Less than a third of the 54,000 asylum seekers EU countries agreed to relocate have been provided long-term resettlement.

Sep 26, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Widespread Drought

It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year. It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year.

It might seem crazy—but so did the election of Donald J. Trump.

Sep 21, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Khalid al Zubi

The Death of a Syrian Media Activist The Death of a Syrian Media Activist

Khaled al Zubi and his brother Osama could have fled to Jordan, but they chose to face threats and hardship so they could report on the war.  

Sep 20, 2017 / Jeremy Hodge

FSA Dera’a

Report From Dera’a, Cradle of the Syrian Revolution Report From Dera’a, Cradle of the Syrian Revolution

Perhaps because the struggle began here, its spirit has been preserved in its purest form in the south, with a free press and thriving civil society.

Sep 20, 2017 / Khaled al Zubi

US Soldiers in Afghanistan

What the US Military (Still) Doesn’t Understand About Afghanistan What the US Military (Still) Doesn’t Understand About Afghanistan

Sixteen years in, the Pentagon hasn’t learned any lessons.

Sep 20, 2017 / Ann Jones

Rukban Camp_AP

Trapped: The Desperation of Syria’s Displaced Civilians Trapped: The Desperation of Syria’s Displaced Civilians

By sealing their borders, Syria’s neighbors have blocked the escape routes of millions.

Sep 19, 2017 / Bill Frelick

Egypt Sisi protest

The Children of the Arab Spring Are Being Jailed and Tortured The Children of the Arab Spring Are Being Jailed and Tortured

Yassin Mohamed has spent much of the last seven years in prison for the crime of protesting.

Sep 18, 2017 / Scott Long

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