Where Is the Outrage Over the War in Afghanistan? Where Is the Outrage Over the War in Afghanistan?
A new Washington Post report proving the longest war in American history has been sold on lies for 20 years causes barely a ripple.
Dec 13, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Military Officials Sent Us to Fight, Kill, and Die in an Unwinnable War Military Officials Sent Us to Fight, Kill, and Die in an Unwinnable War
The Washington Post’s Afghanistan Papers framed in stark terms the incompetence and immorality of the officials under whom I served.
Dec 12, 2019 / Maggie Seymour
With American Help, Lebanon Once Again Nears the Abyss With American Help, Lebanon Once Again Nears the Abyss
Lebanon needs change. The people demand it and even some of the leaders know it. But US involvement threatens that possibility.
Nov 27, 2019 / Charles Glass
The Trauma From Our War on Terror Will Linger Long After It Ends The Trauma From Our War on Terror Will Linger Long After It Ends
A cofounder of Brown University’s Costs of War Project writes on being a military spouse and a witness to the costs of war.
Nov 26, 2019 / Andrea Mazzarino
The New Global Insurrection The New Global Insurrection
From Bolivia to Haiti to Europe and the Middle East, citizens are rising up against corruption and government repression.
Nov 22, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
My Children Are Too Young to Know War So Well My Children Are Too Young to Know War So Well
It’s time for the international community to hold Israel accountable for its abuses of Palestinian rights and freedom, in Gaza and beyond.
Nov 21, 2019 / Ahmed Abu Artema
Bernie Sanders Wins the Foreign Policy Debate Bernie Sanders Wins the Foreign Policy Debate
“I am pro-Israel, but we must treat the Palestinians with the dignity they deserve,” the Vermont senator declared during the debate.
Nov 21, 2019 / John Nichols
Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors. Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors.
America has been dealing arms to the Middle East since Nixon, fueling a lucrative and disastrous kind of foreign policy.
Nov 19, 2019 / William D. Hartung
A Deadly Game of Chicken in Iraq and Lebanon A Deadly Game of Chicken in Iraq and Lebanon
Popular revolts in the Middle East are pitting people against regimes.
Nov 19, 2019 / Thanassis Cambanis
The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya
Incarcerated refugees wrote on mattresses with tomato paste: “We condemn EU policy on innocent detainee refugees in Libya.”
Nov 13, 2019 / Jérôme Tubiana