How Lobbying Firms Helped Destroy Yemen How Lobbying Firms Helped Destroy Yemen
In 2018 alone, weapons manufacturers—who spend millions in lobbying efforts to retain political support in Washington—made over $5 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the Uni...
May 16, 2019 / Mashal Hashem and James Allen
Joe Biden’s Conflict of Interest on Ukraine Joe Biden’s Conflict of Interest on Ukraine
If Biden wants to be president, he should pledge that his son will disentangle himself from investments that could impact foreign policy.
May 16, 2019 / Lev Golinkin
Eurovision’s Muddled DNA Eurovision’s Muddled DNA
Pop genetics don’t belong in a musical event—or its marketing.
May 16, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers
For the Japanese government, which has never acknowledged Okinawan indigenous rights, the island is a convenient location for the American military.
May 16, 2019 / Maia Hibbett
Congress Must Deny Trump a Blank Check for War With Iran Congress Must Deny Trump a Blank Check for War With Iran
The House and Senate should do everything in their power to prevent this president from steering this country into another quagmire.
May 15, 2019 / John Nichols
The Soccer Fans That Toppled a Government The Soccer Fans That Toppled a Government
From Algeria’s soccer stadiums, fans launched an uprising that brought down President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
May 15, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Mickaël Correia
Washington’s Reliance on Redactions Threatens Our Democracy Washington’s Reliance on Redactions Threatens Our Democracy
The US government is blacking out the grimmest aspects of our recent history, leaving us unable to understand the country we live in.
May 14, 2019 / Karen J. Greenberg
Combatting the New Right Combatting the New Right
Right-wing populists and authoritarians now govern over half of the world’s population. We need a global mass movement to loosen their grip.
May 13, 2019 / John Feffer
13 Questions All Presidential Candidates Must Answer About Nuclear War 13 Questions All Presidential Candidates Must Answer About Nuclear War
Voters are rightly insisting that candidates debate climate change, and we should also insist they address the arms race.
May 13, 2019 / David Keppel
In Gaza, the Bombs Have Stopped, but Our Suffering Continues In Gaza, the Bombs Have Stopped, but Our Suffering Continues
As long as Israel maintains its siege, Palestinians will remain prisoners in our own land.
May 10, 2019 / Ahmed Abu Artema