ISIS’s Days in Syria Are Numbered, but Does Trump Have More Wars to Fight There? ISIS’s Days in Syria Are Numbered, but Does Trump Have More Wars to Fight There?
Both Damascus and Ankara are afraid Washington may establish a long-term military base in the Syrian Kurdish northeast.
Aug 3, 2017 / Juan Cole
Rwanda’s Elections and the Myth of Women’s Empowerment Rwanda’s Elections and the Myth of Women’s Empowerment
Opposition to President Paul Kagame’s reelection has been jailed, thwarted, and suppressed.
Jul 28, 2017 / Claude Gatebuke and Helen C. Epstein
A US-Led Coalition Is Bombing Civilians Out of Raqqa A US-Led Coalition Is Bombing Civilians Out of Raqqa
As the battle continues in Raqqa, civilians have two choices: flee or die.
Jul 27, 2017 / Laura Gottesdiener
Britain Is in the Grip of Its Most Turbulent Political Time in More Than 30 Years Britain Is in the Grip of Its Most Turbulent Political Time in More Than 30 Years
Can a strong left rise from the chaos of Brexit, austerity, and the 2017 election?
Jul 27, 2017 / Feature / John Harris
Is Trump Desperate Enough to Pardon Himself? Is Trump Desperate Enough to Pardon Himself?
David Cole, plus George Zornick on health care in the Senate and Joshua Holland on happiness in Denmark.
Jul 27, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Realism on Russia Realism on Russia
We must investigate claims of Russian interference in the election, while also de-escalating a dangerous crisis.
Jul 27, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Corbyn and Sanders Show That Neoliberalism Has Failed to Privatize Hope Corbyn and Sanders Show That Neoliberalism Has Failed to Privatize Hope
A generation trained to be selfish is anything but.
Jul 26, 2017 / Ronald Aronson
Over 2,000 Migrants Have Died Crossing the Mediterranean So Far This Year Over 2,000 Migrants Have Died Crossing the Mediterranean So Far This Year
The failure of European nations to develop a unified humanitarian response is taking an unacceptable toll in lives lost.
Jul 25, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Why Don’t Internationalists Care About Yemen? Why Don’t Internationalists Care About Yemen?
Saudi-led airstrikes are creating hundreds of Guernicas a month in northern Yemen.
Jul 25, 2017 / Juan Cole
Rio’s Olympic Legacy: A Body Count Rio’s Olympic Legacy: A Body Count
The current calamity in Rio was predictable. Every prospective Olympic city, especially Los Angeles, should be warned.
Jul 24, 2017 / Dave Zirin