War and Peace

Eight Members of One Family Killed in Their Home as Israel’s Attack on Gaza Continues

Eight Members of One Family Killed in Their Home as Israel’s Attack on Gaza Continues Eight Members of One Family Killed in Their Home as Israel’s Attack on Gaza Continues

Over 77 percent of the dead are civilians. Every day brings more stories of incomprehensible anguish and loss.

Jul 20, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Could the Tragedy of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Have Been Avoided?

Could the Tragedy of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Have Been Avoided? Could the Tragedy of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Have Been Avoided?

Western sanctions against Russia have done nothing to curb Putin’s support for rebels in eastern Ukraine, and may in fact have turned a regional dispute into an international crisi...

Jul 18, 2014 / James Carden

Were Those Aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 the First Victims of ‘the New Cold War’?

Were Those Aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 the First Victims of ‘the New Cold War’? Were Those Aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 the First Victims of ‘the New Cold War’?

And is the mainstream media doing enough to contextualize the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine?

Jul 18, 2014 / Press Room

Terror Through the Night in Gaza

Terror Through the Night in Gaza Terror Through the Night in Gaza

56 children have been killed during the Israeli military’s assault on Gaza so far.

Jul 18, 2014 / Press Room

Vladimir Putin Should Take Responsibility for the MH17 Shootdown

Vladimir Putin Should Take Responsibility for the MH17 Shootdown Vladimir Putin Should Take Responsibility for the MH17 Shootdown

It’s pretty obvious that the pro-Russian rebels did it, though it’s not certain yet. Yet Putin refuses to look in the mirror.

Jul 18, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Death and Destruction in Gaza as Israel Launches Ground Invasion

Death and Destruction in Gaza as Israel Launches Ground Invasion Death and Destruction in Gaza as Israel Launches Ground Invasion

More than 240 Palestinians have been killed in air strikes, nearly 77 percent of them civilians, including almost fifty children.

Jul 17, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

The Iraq That Washington Built

The Iraq That Washington Built The Iraq That Washington Built

“Fear, arbitrary arrests, indiscriminate bombing, killing, an uncertain future—this is the new democratic Iraq.”

Jul 17, 2014 / Dahr Jamail

US Hawks Would Love to Wreck the Iran Talks—but They Won’t

US Hawks Would Love to Wreck the Iran Talks—but They Won’t US Hawks Would Love to Wreck the Iran Talks—but They Won’t

President Obama wants a six-month extension of the negotiations, and so do the Iranians. They’ll get it.

Jul 17, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Report From Gaza: When My Son Screams

Report From Gaza: When My Son Screams Report From Gaza: When My Son Screams

We don’t even seem to have a right to exist or defend ourselves. That right, according to the United States, belongs to Israel alone.

Jul 15, 2014 / Mohammed Omer

Netanyahu’s Bankrupt Strategy

Netanyahu’s Bankrupt Strategy Netanyahu’s Bankrupt Strategy

By demonizing the Palestinian leadership, the Israeli prime minister raised expectations for a decisive victory and opened the door for attacks from the right.

Jul 15, 2014 / Noam Sheizaf

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