David Petraeus Tells Us How the War in Afghanistan Will End David Petraeus Tells Us How the War in Afghanistan Will End
Hint: It’s not good.
Oct 17, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
Great Minds Dream Alike Great Minds Dream Alike
Megaton Mandrills in the Moonlight
Oct 17, 2017 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
The 2017 Hurricanes Didn’t Just Hit Puerto Rico—They Hit the Caribbean The 2017 Hurricanes Didn’t Just Hit Puerto Rico—They Hit the Caribbean
Puerto Rico is getting the coverage it deserves, but an entire region has been upended by natural disasters this hurricane season.
Oct 16, 2017 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne
Donald Trump Has Had a Lot of Help in Sabotaging the Iran Deal Donald Trump Has Had a Lot of Help in Sabotaging the Iran Deal
Washington is just not equipped to negotiate its way into the 21st century.
Oct 16, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
Does This Trump Move Seem Familiar? Probably Because George Bush Did It First. Does This Trump Move Seem Familiar? Probably Because George Bush Did It First.
Remember Guantánamo?
Oct 16, 2017 / Karen J. Greenberg
A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya
They potentially face the final two stages of genocide—mass annihilation and erasure from the country’s history.
Oct 13, 2017 / Neve Gordon
Donald Trump’s Lies About the Iran Deal Reveal He Is Dangerously Out of Touch with Reality Donald Trump’s Lies About the Iran Deal Reveal He Is Dangerously Out of Touch with Reality
The president needs to be checked and balanced by Congress.
Oct 13, 2017 / John Nichols
In Puerto Rico, Disconnection and Chaos, but Grace Under Pressure In Puerto Rico, Disconnection and Chaos, but Grace Under Pressure
With almost no power and shortages of water and medicine, this island is full of people suffering from PTSD.
Oct 13, 2017 / Ed Morales
What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’? What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’?
Bans on cow slaughter have become a pretext for violence against the country’s Muslim minority.
Oct 13, 2017 / Feature / Amitava Kumar
Two Wars, Two Generations Two Wars, Two Generations
Set against the backdrop of the Iraq War, Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying is a road movie that chugs fitfully through military towns, from Norfolk to Portsmouth.
Oct 12, 2017 / Stuart Klawans