The Blue-Blood Families That Made Fortunes in the Opium Trade The Blue-Blood Families That Made Fortunes in the Opium Trade
Long before the Sacklers appeared on the scene, families like the Astors, the Peabodys, and the Delanos cemented their upper-crust status through the global trade in opium.
Jan 23, 2024 / Feature / Amitav Ghosh
The US Media Is Ignoring Israel’s Campaign to Kill Palestinian Journalists The US Media Is Ignoring Israel’s Campaign to Kill Palestinian Journalists
Israel is trying to snuff out journalism in Gaza. This should be a sound-the-alarm, all-hands-on-deck moment for anyone who professes to support reporters and the work that they d...
Jan 23, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson
President Biden Needs to Go to Congress for Authorization on Yemen President Biden Needs to Go to Congress for Authorization on Yemen
Congress should have a say in military strikes against the Houthis.
Jan 22, 2024 / Rep. Ro Khanna
These Teachers Want the Largest Union in the Country to Rescind its Biden Endorsement Over Gaza These Teachers Want the Largest Union in the Country to Rescind its Biden Endorsement Over Gaza
A rank-and-file campaign inside the National Education Association is demanding the president stop “sending military funding, equipment, and intelligence to Israel.”
Jan 22, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
A Second Trump Term Will Bring an End to the American Century A Second Trump Term Will Bring an End to the American Century
Another four years of Trump's "America first" diplomacy will destroy the country's already declining global power.
Jan 18, 2024 / Alfred McCoy
In Russia, Clear Signs of War Fatigue In Russia, Clear Signs of War Fatigue
Recent protests by mothers and wives of deployed soldiers are one sign.
Jan 18, 2024 / Stephen Crowley
New Hampshire Primary Voters Can Send Biden a Powerful Message About Gaza New Hampshire Primary Voters Can Send Biden a Powerful Message About Gaza
A campaign to write in the word “cease-fire” seeks to pressure the administration to shift its policy.
Jan 18, 2024 / John Nichols
Israel’s Vietnam—and Ours Israel’s Vietnam—and Ours
Everything that Israel is doing to the people of Gaza—especially killing civilians through intensive aerial bombardment—was prefigured during the American “ground war” in Vietnam....
Jan 18, 2024 / Van Gosse
Why a UN Human Rights Adviser Quit Over Israeli War Crimes Why a UN Human Rights Adviser Quit Over Israeli War Crimes
Craig Mokhiber explains why he resigned from his UN post with a letter accusing the organization of failing to stop an unfolding genocide in Gaza.
Jan 18, 2024 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
“Think of It as a Genocide of Journalists” “Think of It as a Genocide of Journalists”
An interview with a member of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate about the unprecedented killing of reporters in Gaza.
Jan 18, 2024 / Q&A / Lylla Younes