What Can We Learn From the War in Afghanistan? What Can We Learn From the War in Afghanistan?
Four lessons worth considering.
Sep 16, 2021 / Rajan Menon
A Night With Palestine’s Defenders of the Mountain A Night With Palestine’s Defenders of the Mountain
For months, the people of Beita have been engaged in a fierce—and fiercely creative—struggle against the illegal Israeli settlement threatening their village.
Sep 15, 2021 / Mohammed El-Kurd
Germany’s Secret Success: Turning Immigration Into a Nonissue Germany’s Secret Success: Turning Immigration Into a Nonissue
Despite predictions of electoral disaster, Angela Merkel’s decision to admit 1.7 million asylum seekers has become politically popular.
Sep 14, 2021 / Linda Mannheim
George W. Bush Still Owes the World an Apology George W. Bush Still Owes the World an Apology
In his speech marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Bush made no attempt at taking responsibility for the tragedies that followed that awful day.
Sep 13, 2021 / Joan Walsh
MEMORY HOLES MEMORY HOLES
Backalley Abbott. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of September 6.
Sep 10, 2021 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner
How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American” How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American”
Before 9/11, Muslims were just another of this country’s many religious groups. After, they became a targeted, racialized minority.
Sep 9, 2021 / 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion / Moustafa Bayoumi
Why America Goes to War Why America Goes to War
Money drives the US military machine.
Sep 9, 2021 / 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion / Andrew Cockburn
From Vietnam to Afghanistan—and Back: An Offering From Vietnam to Afghanistan—and Back: An Offering
If you only ever imagined us as your enemies, how could we be anything else?
Sep 8, 2021 / Drew Pham
Letters From the September 20/27, 2021, Issue Letters From the September 20/27, 2021, Issue
Library science… Imperial tragedies…
Sep 7, 2021 / Letters / Our Readers
The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion
From the beginning, the War on Terror merged red-hot vengeance with calculated opportunism. Millions are still paying the price.
Sep 7, 2021 / 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion / Tariq Ali