Regions and Countries

US soldier sheep Afghanistan

A New Map Shows the Alarming Spread of the US War on Terror A New Map Shows the Alarming Spread of the US War on Terror

American counterterrorism forces are in far, far more countries than you realize.

Jan 4, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Iranian demonstrators

Trump and the Neocons Are Wrong Again on Iran Trump and the Neocons Are Wrong Again on Iran

The Trump administration’s reaction to the anti-government protests has been marked by the usual hypocrisies.

Jan 4, 2018 / James Carden

Ukrainian Armored Vehicle

Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan

The history of the Ukrainian crisis, which has made everything it affected worse, is distorted by political myths and American media malpractice.

Jan 3, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop?

Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop? Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop?

An investigation of two Samsung factories in Vietnam shows the darker side of the global tech supply chain.

Jan 2, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Miri Regev

The Israeli Sports Minister Is Using the NBA to Further an Anti-Palestine PR Campaign The Israeli Sports Minister Is Using the NBA to Further an Anti-Palestine PR Campaign

Miri Regev, who once called African migrants “a cancer,” claims to have pressured the NBA into removing mention of Israeli occupation of Palestine from its website.

Dec 29, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Carles Puigdemont

Catalonia’s Elections Take Spain Back to Square One Catalonia’s Elections Take Spain Back to Square One

They made clear that the Spanish left lacks a convincing national project to counter the right’s reactionary, centralist patriotism.

Dec 29, 2017 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

Sebastian Kurz and Heinz-Christian Strache

The Far Right Is Now in Power in Austria The Far Right Is Now in Power in Austria

The new governing coalition includes the Freedom Party, which has deep roots in the country’s Nazi past.

Dec 29, 2017 / Jordan Stancil

Papito at Artecorte

Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win) Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win)

In one Havana neighborhood, they’re doing exactly that.

Dec 28, 2017 / Sujatha Fernandes

Ahed Tamimi Has Become the Symbol of a New Generation of Palestinian Resistance

Ahed Tamimi Has Become the Symbol of a New Generation of Palestinian Resistance Ahed Tamimi Has Become the Symbol of a New Generation of Palestinian Resistance

It would be far better, however, if she could just be a child.

Dec 24, 2017 / Ben Ehrenreich

Robert Mueller

More Media Malpractice in Russiagate More Media Malpractice in Russiagate

Amid worry for the Mueller probe, where is the accountability for mistakes?

Dec 21, 2017 / Aaron Maté

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