Regions and Countries

Israel Unleashes an Onslaught on Human-Rights NGOs, Artists, and Writers

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? 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 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

Syria Damascus

Another Fateful Turning Point in the New Cold War Another Fateful Turning Point in the New Cold War

A struggle is under way over the Syrian cease-fire agreement, while the political crisis in Ukraine deepens.

Feb 24, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton

Who’s Really the Better Friend to Israel, Hillary or Bernie? Who’s Really the Better Friend to Israel, Hillary or Bernie?

Bernie’s better, but, sadly, neither candidate is acting the way a true friend should.

Feb 24, 2016 / Neve Gordon and Mark LeVine

Meet the Heroic Greeks Rescuing the Refugees the EU Has Abandoned

Meet the Heroic Greeks Rescuing the Refugees the EU Has Abandoned Meet the Heroic Greeks Rescuing the Refugees the EU Has Abandoned

They’ve stepped into the gap, offering practical support to the thousands arriving daily on their shores.

Feb 24, 2016 / Feature / Kia Mistilis

Bernie Sanders

A Sanders Foreign-Policy Doctrine? How About ‘No Wars for the Billionaire Class’? A Sanders Foreign-Policy Doctrine? How About ‘No Wars for the Billionaire Class’?

It provides a framework to address a host of issues, including the Middle East wars, intervention and aid, trade deals, and negotiating with adversaries.

Feb 23, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis

The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841

The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841 The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841

Nearly five years into the Syrian civil war, Obama’s refugee plan continues at a trickle.

Feb 22, 2016 / John Knefel

An opium field in Afghanistan

The Drug That Makes the Taliban Possible The Drug That Makes the Taliban Possible

Until Washington deals with Afghanistan’s economic dependence on opium, the Taliban aren’t going anywhere.

Feb 22, 2016 / Alfred McCoy

Donald Trump, Pope Francis

It’s Not Trump Versus the Pope, It’s Trump Versus Secularism It’s Not Trump Versus the Pope, It’s Trump Versus Secularism

The billionaire is at odds with a historic American commitment to religious pluralism and separation of church and state.

Feb 19, 2016 / John Nichols

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