The Mind-Set That Drives Fear, Hate and Donald Trump The Mind-Set That Drives Fear, Hate and Donald Trump
Trump’s worldview is pervasive in the Republican Party and is embodied by its platform.
Jul 19, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Peru’s Elections May Signal What’s Ahead for the United States in November Peru’s Elections May Signal What’s Ahead for the United States in November
They were offered the choice between a neoliberal technocrat and a right-wing demagogue–does that sound familiar?
Jul 18, 2016 / Greg Grandin
How the US Military Came to Embrace Extrajudicial Killings How the US Military Came to Embrace Extrajudicial Killings
It’s easy when war is a video game.
Jul 18, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
To Fight the Coup, Erdoğan Adopted Tools Pioneered by Protesters To Fight the Coup, Erdoğan Adopted Tools Pioneered by Protesters
The Turkish president and his followers have latched on to social media tools and secular symbols.
Jul 18, 2016 / Dimiter Kenarov
Spaniards Confront the Legacy of Civil War and Dictatorship Spaniards Confront the Legacy of Civil War and Dictatorship
Four decades after the transition to democracy, families victimized by Francoist repression have organized in a quest for justice.
Jul 18, 2016 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
Is Kosovo the New European Hotbed of Jihadi Extremism? Is Kosovo the New European Hotbed of Jihadi Extremism?
Not really, despite breathless media claims. Interviews with fighters returned from Syria reveal a more complex picture.
Jul 14, 2016 / Lydia Wilson
As Israel Drifts Further to the Right, ‘Haaretz’ Remains a Beacon for the Left As Israel Drifts Further to the Right, ‘Haaretz’ Remains a Beacon for the Left
The daily paper is thriving, in part by shining a light in places many would prefer not to see.
Jul 14, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Can Europe Stop Washington’s Military Provocations on Russia’s Borders? Can Europe Stop Washington’s Military Provocations on Russia’s Borders?
The extremism at NATO’s Warsaw summit revealed doves in opposition to the new Cold War hawks, but not in the United States.
Jul 13, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Europe’s Other Migration Crisis Europe’s Other Migration Crisis
Eastern European countries are attempting to deter immigration today for the same reason they tried to halt emigration a century ago: to protect themselves as ethnic nations.
Jul 13, 2016 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly
What Kind of a Conservative Is Theresa May? What Kind of a Conservative Is Theresa May?
The new Tory prime minister talks tough on immigration, while mouthing Labour’s lines on the downtrodden.
Jul 13, 2016 / Maria Margaronis