The Rehabilitation of George W. Bush The Rehabilitation of George W. Bush
Newfound warm and fuzzy feelings towards the former president can’t mask how bankrupt mainstream conservatism really is.
Mar 9, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge
Are We Drifting Toward War With North Korea? Are We Drifting Toward War With North Korea?
We have no alternative but to open talks with Pyongyang; the sanctions strategy is not working.
Mar 8, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges
The McDonald’s franchise is owned by a Peace Now advocate who opposes the occupation, but he’s no friend to unions.
Mar 8, 2017 / Miriam Berger
The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War
As the neo-McCarthyite search for Americans with Russian “contacts” spreads, the new Cold War is increasingly fraught with possibilities of hot war.
Mar 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win
From Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII to today’s Afghanistan, America has developed a dangerous obsession with “winning.”
Mar 7, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon
The Promise of Prosperity The Promise of Prosperity
One family’s turn from hope in Poland’s Law and Justice party to disillusionment.
Mar 7, 2017 / Adam Przybyl
About Those Islamist Sleeper Cells in South America… About Those Islamist Sleeper Cells in South America…
The Trump administration is huffing and puffing about the danger, but after 15 years and counting, the sleeper cells are still sleeping.
Mar 6, 2017 / Greg Grandin
Too Frightened to Change a Hated Order Too Frightened to Change a Hated Order
Despite profound discontent, the prospect of an exit from the neoliberal orthodoxies of the past 40 years terrifies even those who know how much they have suffered from it.
Mar 6, 2017 / Perry Anderson
Why Does the US Continue to Arm Terrorists in Syria? Why Does the US Continue to Arm Terrorists in Syria?
The “Stop Arming Terrorists Act” should be a top priority for the 115th Congress.
Mar 3, 2017 / James Carden
After a Century of American Citizenship, Puerto Ricans Have Little to Show for It After a Century of American Citizenship, Puerto Ricans Have Little to Show for It
Puerto Rico has never been more than a profit center for the US. Now an unelected board governs the island as a de facto collection agency for hedge funds and Wall Street speculato...
Mar 2, 2017 / Nelson Denis