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Trump Just Launched Another Illegal Attack Against Syria Trump Just Launched Another Illegal Attack Against Syria

Administration hard-liners are putting US national-security interests in grave jeopardy.

Apr 16, 2018 / James Carden

American Air Strikes in Syria  Do Nothing to Further Justice for the Victims of the Attack on Douma

American Air Strikes in Syria Do Nothing to Further Justice for the Victims of the Attack on Douma American Air Strikes in Syria Do Nothing to Further Justice for the Victims of the Attack on Douma

There is no legal justification for the current US troop presence in Syria, let alone additional air strikes.

Apr 13, 2018 / Phyllis Bennis

Bolton Gillerman

John Bolton’s Extremism Is Perfectly Aligned With the Most Bellicose Israeli Policies John Bolton’s Extremism Is Perfectly Aligned With the Most Bellicose Israeli Policies

Whether he consciously puts Israel’s interests first or whether he believes they are identical to US interests doesn’t really matter—the outcome is the same.

Apr 13, 2018 / Mairav Zonszein

Trump speaks to navy and shipyard personnel

Congress Needs to Cancel Trump’s Blank Check for War Congress Needs to Cancel Trump’s Blank Check for War

Barbara Lee is still right: The president has no authority to strike Syria without congressional authorization.

Apr 13, 2018 / John Nichols

Gaza teargas

American Laws Can Help Stop Israeli Massacres in Gaza American Laws Can Help Stop Israeli Massacres in Gaza

But first, it will require a movement to push Congress and the president to uphold those laws.

Apr 13, 2018 / Alex Kane

Trump speaks to navy and shipyard personnel

Donald Trump Is Proof That America’s Wars Come Home Donald Trump Is Proof That America’s Wars Come Home

…And other lessons from 17 years of American defeat abroad.

Apr 12, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Awad Syria

 Life Under Bombardment in Syria’s Douma  Life Under Bombardment in Syria’s Douma

“I feel I am living in a grave, forgotten.”

Apr 12, 2018 / Marwa Awad

John Bolton at a cabinet meeting with Donald Trump

The Get-Tough-on-Russia Consensus Is Escalating the Crisis in Syria The Get-Tough-on-Russia Consensus Is Escalating the Crisis in Syria

Both John Bolton and top Democrats are calling for aggressive action against Russia, curtailing diplomatic options.

Apr 11, 2018 / Aaron Maté

Steven Cohen

Is This Hedge-Fund Titan Greasing the Levers for Privatizing the Veterans Health Administration? Is This Hedge-Fund Titan Greasing the Levers for Privatizing the Veterans Health Administration?

Billionaire Steven A. Cohen funds an expanding network of private clinics for veterans—and he’s personally hired five lobbyists in Washington.

Apr 11, 2018 / Jasper Craven and Suzanne Gordon

Event in Grozny in memory of those killed in the Zimnyaya Vishnya shopping mall fire in Kemerovo

‘Novaya Gazeta’ Continues to Be the Watchdog of Russian Democracy ‘Novaya Gazeta’ Continues to Be the Watchdog of Russian Democracy

It is a sail of hope for those who believe in the future of Russia, free of arbitrary rule, lies, and contempt for human beings.

Apr 10, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

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