War and Peace

Yemenis drive past a billboard depicting the navy destroyers of foreign countries, including the US and the UK, and the words “Navy coalition will be defeated” on a street in Sana’a, Yemen, on December 31, 2023.

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

President Joe Biden speaks during a National Education Association event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2023.

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

Trump smirking in front of flag

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with Russia's Government members via video link in Moscow, on January 17, 2024.

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

President Joe Biden returns to the White House December 20, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

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

Palestinians in a destroyed residential area try to collect usable items under the rubble.

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

Pro-Palestinian activists and supporters carry placards, including a sign featuring names of journalists hurt during the latest conflict, during a National March for Palestine in central London on January 13, 2024.

“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

Bernie Sanders during the debate on his Gaza resolution on January 16, 2024.

The Shame of the Senate The Shame of the Senate

Only 11 senators joined Bernie Sanders’s effort to hold Israel to account for human rights abuses in Gaza.

Jan 17, 2024 / John Nichols

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is voting-booth-getty.jpg A voting booth is seen at the Office of Voter Registration and Elections in Virginia Beach, Va., during early voting on Friday, September 22, 2023.

Is 2024 Democracy’s “Super Bowl”? Is 2024 Democracy’s “Super Bowl”?

Two billion people—half the world’s population—will participate in more than 75 elections this year.

Jan 17, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Chairman of the Yabloko political party Nikolai Rybakov (right) and founder of the Yabloko party and head of the party's political committee Grigory Yavlinsky (left) during the congress.

This Russian Opposition Leader Met With Putin to Discuss a Cease-Fire to Stop the Killing This Russian Opposition Leader Met With Putin to Discuss a Cease-Fire to Stop the Killing

An interview with Russian opposition leader Grigory Yavlinsky.

Jan 17, 2024 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

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