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US military in Qamishli, Syria

For Once, Trump Isn’t Wrong For Once, Trump Isn’t Wrong

US intervention in Syria has been a disaster. Withdrawing troops from the region is the right thing to do.

Dec 21, 2018 / James Carden

zimbabwe empty bread shelves

Zimbabwe Has 5 Currencies but No Plan to Address Its Crisis Zimbabwe Has 5 Currencies but No Plan to Address Its Crisis

How can Zimbabwe recover from 80,000,000,000 percent inflation?

Dec 21, 2018 / Nanjala Nyabola

Congo Tshisekedi

Popular Resistance Against Authoritarian Rule Is Growing in Congo Popular Resistance Against Authoritarian Rule Is Growing in Congo

Joseph Kabila’s hold on power has been buttressed by crooked investors from the wealthy nations.

Dec 21, 2018 / James North

US Navy Pacific Ocean

American Ships Are Sending the Wrong Message Overseas American Ships Are Sending the Wrong Message Overseas

US military ships were once a symbol of aid and relief; now, many of them serve a far grimmer purpose.

Dec 20, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg

Yemen Sweden Handshake

Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen

Major political breakthroughs provide an opportunity to rein in the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. But progress is fragile.

Dec 20, 2018 / Chris Gelardi

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Letters From the January 14-21, 2019, Issue Letters From the January 14-21, 2019, Issue

Beyond family… Fox lite… One more lesson… No nukes are good nukes… Laying waste…

Dec 20, 2018 / Our Readers

In the Cold War’s Bloodlands

In the Cold War’s Bloodlands In the Cold War’s Bloodlands

A new history of the Cold War examines how the 45 years of peace between its rival superpowers were also 45 years of killing for much of the rest of the world.

Dec 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr

Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill

Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill

The Pentagon’s strategy for global supremacy could bankrupt the country and spark a world war.

Dec 20, 2018 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

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We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe

What futures can we imagine when we no longer trust our senses?

Dec 19, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia?

Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia? Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia?

The year 2018 in the history of the new Cold War.

Dec 19, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

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