The Syrian Kurds and Allegations of War Crimes The Syrian Kurds and Allegations of War Crimes
Critics respond to Roy Gutman’s special report on the Syrian Kurdish militia.
Feb 21, 2017 / Meredith Tax and Roy Gutman
Kremlin-Baiting President Trump (Without Facts) Must Stop Kremlin-Baiting President Trump (Without Facts) Must Stop
Bipartisan allegations that Trump is a “puppet” of or “compromised” by the Kremlin have grown into latter-day McCarthyism with grave threats to America and the world.
Feb 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
If Trump Wants to Defeat ISIS, He’d Better Stop Alienating Muslims If Trump Wants to Defeat ISIS, He’d Better Stop Alienating Muslims
From the Salafi Muslims who beat the terrorists in Libya to the Shiite militias of Iraq, they are crucial allies in this fight.
Feb 15, 2017 / Juan Cole
Saul Friedländer’s Many Lives Saul Friedländer’s Many Lives
What is the relationship between the Holocaust’s history and its memory?
Feb 15, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon
Ecuador’s Left-Wing Success Story Ecuador’s Left-Wing Success Story
It doesn’t fit with neoliberal orthodoxy, but President Rafael Correa has made remarkable progress. Will the next government sustain it?
Feb 14, 2017 / Mark Weisbrot
China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy
Despite all his talk, the president isn’t prioritizing American interests.
Feb 14, 2017 / Michael T. Klare
The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media
Trump wants to give his corporate allies full control of our media ecosystem. A people-powered movement demanding an open and free Internet is what it will take to stop him.
Feb 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
America’s Favorite Syrian Militia Rules With an Iron Fist America’s Favorite Syrian Militia Rules With an Iron Fist
The Kurdish YPG recruits fighters at gunpoint, assassinates political opponents, and suppresses the media.
Feb 13, 2017 / Roy Gutman
Is Trump Headed for a War With China? Is Trump Headed for a War With China?
The brewing conflict in the South China Sea could become the next Cuban missile crisis.
Feb 13, 2017 / Rajan Menon
Why Michael Bennett Walked Away From the NFL’s Israel Delegation Why Michael Bennett Walked Away From the NFL’s Israel Delegation
Michael Bennett plans to visit Israel soon, but only if Palestinian people aren’t rendered invisible.
Feb 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin