The Clinton-Backed Honduran Regime Is Picking Off Indigenous Leaders The Clinton-Backed Honduran Regime Is Picking Off Indigenous Leaders
The names of Berta Cáceres’s murderers are yet unknown. But we know who killed her.
Mar 3, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Are the Major World Powers Blundering Toward War? Are the Major World Powers Blundering Toward War?
The US, Russia, China, and others are playing a dangerous game of military provocation. That’s exactly how World War I started a century ago.
Mar 3, 2016 / Michael T. Klare
Diary of (Not) Excavating a Mass Grave in El Salvador Diary of (Not) Excavating a Mass Grave in El Salvador
The country’s lone forensic investigator faces a system designed to keep the bodies buried.
Mar 3, 2016 / Feature / Óscar Martínez
The Syrian Cease-Fire Is Under Attack From Within the Obama Administration The Syrian Cease-Fire Is Under Attack From Within the Obama Administration
The US, Russia, and the UN support the agreement, but the secretary of defense and other forces are trying to torpedo it.
Mar 2, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Cairo: A Museum of Ghosts Cairo: A Museum of Ghosts
A visit to the Egyptian capital while government crackdowns are forcing many of its writers and artists to find a way out.
Mar 2, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ursula Lindsey
It’s Time to Kick Israel Out of Soccer It’s Time to Kick Israel Out of Soccer
As we said for South Africa, “No normal sport in an abnormal society.” The idea has already rattled Israeli diplomats.
Mar 1, 2016 / Sean Jacobs and Aubrey Bloomfield
Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now
Congress and the media must recognize once and for all that torture is not a matter of serious debate: It is a war crime.
Mar 1, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Israel Unleashes an Onslaught on Human-Rights NGOs, Artists, and Writers Israel Unleashes an Onslaught on Human-Rights NGOs, Artists, and Writers
The new wave of McCarthyite smears and repressive laws is unprecedented.
Feb 26, 2016 / David Palumbo-Liu
What Do Syrian Rebels Think of the Cease-Fire? What Do Syrian Rebels Think of the Cease-Fire?
Fleeing Aleppo with civilians and battered by Russian bombing, ISIS, and Kurdish militias, they have little hope that it will hold.
Feb 25, 2016 / Jesse Rosenfeld
Why Iran’s Parliamentary Elections This Friday Are So Crucial Why Iran’s Parliamentary Elections This Friday Are So Crucial
A legislature less influenced by the radical right would allow President Rouhani to push for broader reforms and strengthen economic ties with the West.
Feb 25, 2016 / Bob Dreyfuss