Middle East

Marc Lamont Hill Was Arguing for the Rights of Humans, Not of States

Marc Lamont Hill Was Arguing for the Rights of Humans, Not of States Marc Lamont Hill Was Arguing for the Rights of Humans, Not of States

The important demand that CNN rehire Hill has obscured much of the actual content of his speech.

Dec 9, 2018 / Feature / Phyllis Bennis and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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We Shouldn’t Lie to Ourselves: Nonviolent Resistance Is Alive and Powerful in Gaza We Shouldn’t Lie to Ourselves: Nonviolent Resistance Is Alive and Powerful in Gaza

It’s time for the international community to recognize and support it.

Dec 6, 2018 / Muhammad Shehada

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Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen

Spread the word, call your senators, and help refugees in your community.

Dec 6, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

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The Trump Administration Rattles the Saber at Iran The Trump Administration Rattles the Saber at Iran

A Q&A with Dr. Trita Parsi, author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy.

Dec 5, 2018 / James Carden

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The Harsh and Unjust Punishment of Marc Lamont Hill The Harsh and Unjust Punishment of Marc Lamont Hill

The attacks on the professor are a threat to academic freedom and the criticism of Israeli human-rights abuses.

Dec 4, 2018 / David Palumbo-Liu

Sanders War Powers Hearing

Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control

A Senate resolution to end US support for Saudi-led conflict in Yemen shows that the politics of war are finally evolving.

Dec 4, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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In a Rebuke to Trump, the Senate Just Voted to Open Debate on US Support of Saudi War in Yemen In a Rebuke to Trump, the Senate Just Voted to Open Debate on US Support of Saudi War in Yemen

A resolution sponsored by Bernie Sanders breaks the deadlock, with a 63-37 vote.

Nov 28, 2018 / John Nichols

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Yemen’s Human-Rights Defenders Are Fighting Increasingly Desperate Odds Yemen’s Human-Rights Defenders Are Fighting Increasingly Desperate Odds

“This war will never stop until the international community decides to take action.”

Nov 28, 2018 / Sarah Aziza

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Bernie Sanders Wants the Senate to End ‘Unauthorized and Unconstitutional’ US Aid to the Saudi Assault on Yemen Bernie Sanders Wants the Senate to End ‘Unauthorized and Unconstitutional’ US Aid to the Saudi Assault on Yemen

He has secured critical backing for a vote to block US support for attacks that are worsening a humanitarian crisis.

Nov 27, 2018 / John Nichols

Trump Saudi Arms Deal

Has the United States Been Fighting the Wrong War in the Middle East? Has the United States Been Fighting the Wrong War in the Middle East?

If evidence is to be believed…

Nov 27, 2018 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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