Middle East

Trump at a military base in Iraq

The American Empire’s History of Amnesia The American Empire’s History of Amnesia

Trump’s recent comments on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan demonstrate the country’s reluctance to remember its foreign policy indiscretions.

Jan 24, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Yemen child crying

The Global War on Children The Global War on Children

From north to south, east to west, children around the world are suffering in ever-larger numbers.

Jan 22, 2019 / Karen J. Greenberg

Trump at Hangar Rally

Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism

Democrats have the opportunity to define this positive policy, not simply react to Trump’s provocations.

Jan 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Representative Eliot Engel

Congressman Eliot Engel’s Foreign Policy of Belligerence Congressman Eliot Engel’s Foreign Policy of Belligerence

House Democrats should cut back on the virtue-signaling and instead concentrate their efforts on supporting diplomatic efforts to finally put an end to the crisis in Syria.

Jan 22, 2019 / James Carden

Tulsi Gabbard with Modi

Tulsi Gabbard’s Deceptive Foreign Policy Tulsi Gabbard’s Deceptive Foreign Policy

The Hawaii congresswoman’s anti-interventionism masks an affinity for authoritarians, nationalists, and Islamophobes.

Jan 17, 2019 / Evan Hill

Angela Davis speaking

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s Insult to Angela Davis Has Boomeranged The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s Insult to Angela Davis Has Boomeranged

Scholars, activists, and grassroots organizers have flocked to her defense, a testament to the growing strength of intersectional solidarity for Palestinian rights.

Jan 15, 2019 / Mairav Zonszein

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Letters From the January 28-February 4, 2019, Issue Letters From the January 28-February 4, 2019, Issue

Fuzzy math… Where there’s smoke… The real George Bush… Thanks, but no thanks (web only)…

Jan 10, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers and Ben Ehrenreich

us flag vehicle syria

What Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Really Reveals What Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal Really Reveals

A wise decision is greeted by denunciations, obstructionism, imperial thinking, and more Russia-bashing.

Jan 9, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

US special forces group conducting weapons training

The Pentagon’s Shadow Military Bases The Pentagon’s Shadow Military Bases

Many well-known and secretive bases have long been left off the Defense Department’s books.

Jan 9, 2019 / Nick Turse

Gaza Drugs Burn

Gaza’s Opioid Problem Gaza’s Opioid Problem

For people living under Israeli siege, with high unemployment, tramadol is a means of escape.

Jan 7, 2019 / Miriam Berger

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