The True Meaning of the Afghan ‘Withdrawal’ The True Meaning of the Afghan ‘Withdrawal’
Will the nightmare of Saigon’s fall return in Kabul?
May 11, 2021 / Alfred McCoy
Democrats Are Calling on Biden to Renew Diplomacy With Iran Democrats Are Calling on Biden to Renew Diplomacy With Iran
In spite of the president’s criticisms of Trump for backing out of the Iran deal, he has done little to reinstate it.
May 10, 2021 / Aída Chávez
The Age of Intersectional Empire Is Upon Us The Age of Intersectional Empire Is Upon Us
The CIA’s recent recruitment video—featuring an “intersectional” millennial Latina—is the latest example of imperial rebranding.
May 10, 2021 / Roberto Lovato
Ro Khanna: It’s Vital That the US Drop Barriers to Vaccine Production and Aid Covid-Ravaged India Ro Khanna: It’s Vital That the US Drop Barriers to Vaccine Production and Aid Covid-Ravaged India
“We aren’t an island. I mean, the disease is going to continue to come back to us,” said the representative from California.
May 7, 2021 / John Nichols
Under New Leadership, Britain’s Labour Party Loses Again Under New Leadership, Britain’s Labour Party Loses Again
Labour’s defeat in Hartlepool and in local elections across the country suggests the northern working class isn’t coming back any time soon.
May 7, 2021 / Gary Younge
Mother Earth Mother Earth
Mother’s Day and Earth Day, every day.
May 7, 2021 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández
Can Guantánamo Ever Be Shut Down? Can Guantánamo Ever Be Shut Down?
Dealing with the forever prison of America’s endless wars.
May 7, 2021 / Karen J. Greenberg
Secretary Blinken Faces a Big Test in Ukraine, Where Nazis and Their Sympathizers Are Glorified Secretary Blinken Faces a Big Test in Ukraine, Where Nazis and Their Sympathizers Are Glorified
One week after hundreds marched in Kyiv to honor a Nazi SS division, the US secretary of state has a chance to stand up for Holocaust survivors.
May 6, 2021 / Lev Golinkin
The US Has Been at War My Entire Life. Will the Wars Ever End? The US Has Been at War My Entire Life. Will the Wars Ever End?
Reflections from a lifetime at war.
May 6, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
Hello, Poetry, You ‘Lamenting Pleasure’ Hello, Poetry, You ‘Lamenting Pleasure’
Reading poetry over the phone, David Ferry and loved ones find an antidote to loneliness.
May 5, 2021 / Elizabeth Emma Ferry and Stephen Ferry