Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat
What your tax dollars go towards at America’s defense headquarters.
Apr 11, 2016 / William D. Hartung
A Muslim Man Was Ensnared in a Terror Plot by the NYPD—He Just Attempted Suicide A Muslim Man Was Ensnared in a Terror Plot by the NYPD—He Just Attempted Suicide
Ahmed Ferhani reported abuse by prison guards after being convicted in a controversial terrorism case.
Apr 10, 2016 / John Knefel
This Ex–Army Ranger Goes on Missions to High Schools—but Not to Recruit This Ex–Army Ranger Goes on Missions to High Schools—but Not to Recruit
For a decade, Afghanistan vet Rory Fanning has been battling the desire to inflict pain on himself. Instead, he visits schools.
Apr 7, 2016 / StudentNation / Rory Fanning
Start Making Sense: Bernie Has Momentum on His Side Start Making Sense: Bernie Has Momentum on His Side
Plus David Cole on the Supreme Court and Gary Younge on Obama’s legacy.
Apr 7, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Hopes of Coexistence in Syria Hopes of Coexistence in Syria
Does Samar Yazbek’s diary of the Syrian civil war merely represent the dreams of an exile?
Apr 7, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Frederick Deknatel
US ‘Information War’ and the Embryonic Kerry–Lavrov Détente US ‘Information War’ and the Embryonic Kerry–Lavrov Détente
Is the recent tsunami of anti-Putin news reports meant to undermine US–Russian negotiations on Syria and Ukraine?
Apr 6, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Is Normalization With Cuba Irreversible? Is Normalization With Cuba Irreversible?
That was one of Obama’s goals in his recent trip—and he made huge progress, charming the Cuban public and establishing a rapport with Raúl Castro.
Apr 6, 2016 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
The Panama Papers—and People Power—Force Iceland’s Prime Minister to Resign The Panama Papers—and People Power—Force Iceland’s Prime Minister to Resign
Citizens are enraged that his government enforced strict capital controls while he stashed his own money in the Caribbean.
Apr 5, 2016 / James North
Don’t Expect the Next Meeting of the Minsk Contact Group to Solve Anything in Ukraine Don’t Expect the Next Meeting of the Minsk Contact Group to Solve Anything in Ukraine
The conditions on the ground all indicate that the war is likely to grind on and on and on.
Apr 5, 2016 / James Carden
The Panama Papers Are Only the Beginning The Panama Papers Are Only the Beginning
Financial crimes and political conspiracies aren’t discrete events but the essence of neoliberalism.
Apr 5, 2016 / Greg Grandin