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9 Headlines We Guarantee You’ll See Again Sooner Than You Think

9 Headlines We Guarantee You’ll See Again Sooner Than You Think 9 Headlines We Guarantee You’ll See Again Sooner Than You Think

From toddlers with guns to wedding parties hit by drones, here’s the news for tomorrow.

May 19, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

The GOP Still Doesn’t Get It on Iraq

The GOP Still Doesn’t Get It on Iraq The GOP Still Doesn’t Get It on Iraq

For many 2016 GOP hopefuls, when it comes to Iraq, time does not equal wisdom.

May 19, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The United States Is Sponsoring an Army That Recruits Child Soldiers

The United States Is Sponsoring an Army That Recruits Child Soldiers The United States Is Sponsoring an Army That Recruits Child Soldiers

American law prevents military aid to countries that employ child soldiers—but that hasn’t stopped us in South Sudan.

May 18, 2015 / Nick Turse

Why Are the Rohingya Risking Everything to Flee Burma?

Why Are the Rohingya Risking Everything to Flee Burma? Why Are the Rohingya Risking Everything to Flee Burma?

Stateless refugees from Burma are risking death, rape, and drowning by the thousands on a perilous escape to Malaysia.

May 15, 2015 / Daniel P. Sullivan and Foreign Policy In Focus

Why Mr. Kerry Went to Sochi

Why Mr. Kerry Went to Sochi Why Mr. Kerry Went to Sochi

Kerry and Putin’s meeting in Sochi has big implications for the future of Ukraine.

May 15, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

The Cold War’s Over—So Why Is the US Military Still Built to Fight It?

The Cold War’s Over—So Why Is the US Military Still Built to Fight It? The Cold War’s Over—So Why Is the US Military Still Built to Fight It?

A quarter-century after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the military remains structured to defeat a threat that no longer exists.

May 14, 2015 / William J. Astore

Human Rights Groups to Obama: Investigate All Civilian Victims of Drone Strikes

Human Rights Groups to Obama: Investigate All Civilian Victims of Drone Strikes Human Rights Groups to Obama: Investigate All Civilian Victims of Drone Strikes

Groups from Amnesty to the ACLU to Reprieve are calling for the same standard of accountability that followed the killings of Warren Weinstein and Giovanni Lo Porto.

May 13, 2015 / Ali Gharib

The Trials of Hannah Arendt

The Trials of Hannah Arendt The Trials of Hannah Arendt

Many have delighted in judging Hannah Arendt, maybe because they have feared her judgment.

May 12, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Corey Robin

CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Sentenced to Prison: The Latest Blow in the Government’s War on Journalism

CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Sentenced to Prison: The Latest Blow in the Government’s War on Journalism CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Sentenced to Prison: The Latest Blow in the Government’s War on Journalism

It’s a warning shot—not only against whistleblowing but against basic communication with journalists by government employees.

May 12, 2015 / Norman Solomon

Chris Burden and ‘The Other Vietnam Memorial’

Chris Burden and ‘The Other Vietnam Memorial’ Chris Burden and ‘The Other Vietnam Memorial’

Three million Vietnamese names, etched on copper plates 13 feet high.

May 11, 2015 / Jon Wiener

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