Remembering Amos Oz, the Humane Heart of Israel Remembering Amos Oz, the Humane Heart of Israel
How will Israel imagine itself with this uncompromising truth speaker no longer on the scene?
Jan 2, 2019 / Amy Wilentz
New Studies Show Pundits Are Wrong About Russian Social-Media Involvement in US Politics New Studies Show Pundits Are Wrong About Russian Social-Media Involvement in US Politics
Far from being a sophisticated propaganda campaign, it was small, amateurish, and mostly unrelated to the 2016 election.
Dec 28, 2018 / Aaron Maté
The ‘Adults’ in the Room Are the Problem The ‘Adults’ in the Room Are the Problem
Maybe it’s time to think of them as the tools of a military-industrial-congressional complex that continues to serve up endless war.
Dec 27, 2018 / Danny Sjursen
The Trouble With Patrick Shanahan The Trouble With Patrick Shanahan
A 31-year Boeing employee, member of the Boeing Executive Council, and the embodiment of the military-industrial complex will soon be running the Pentagon.
Dec 27, 2018 / John Nichols
Chaos in Yemen: A Conversation With Isa Blumi Chaos in Yemen: A Conversation With Isa Blumi
A historian of the Middle East unpacks the widely misunderstood origins of one of the world’s most devastating conflicts.
Dec 21, 2018 / Gunar Olsen
Withdrawing US Troops From Syria Is the Right Thing to Do—Even if Trump Does It Withdrawing US Troops From Syria Is the Right Thing to Do—Even if Trump Does It
Congress never declared war on Syria, so why are members of Congress having a meltdown over Trump’s decision?
Dec 21, 2018 / John Nichols
As Trump Rages, God Bless Us Every One As Trump Rages, God Bless Us Every One
The departure of Jim Mattis has destroyed the childish illusion that the “adults” will save us. We have to save ourselves.
Dec 21, 2018 / Joan Walsh
For Once, Trump Isn’t Wrong For Once, Trump Isn’t Wrong
US intervention in Syria has been a disaster. Withdrawing troops from the region is the right thing to do.
Dec 21, 2018 / James Carden
American Ships Are Sending the Wrong Message Overseas American Ships Are Sending the Wrong Message Overseas
US military ships were once a symbol of aid and relief; now, many of them serve a far grimmer purpose.
Dec 20, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg
Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen
Major political breakthroughs provide an opportunity to rein in the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. But progress is fragile.
Dec 20, 2018 / Chris Gelardi