How ‘Islamic’ Is the Islamic State? How ‘Islamic’ Is the Islamic State?
Those who claim that this destructive cult’s ideology reflects some essential aspect of Islam are obscuring its origins—in George W. Bush’s illegal war that destroyed Iraq and fome...
Feb 24, 2015 / Juan Cole
What the $655.5 Million Terrorism Judgement Against the Palestinian Authority Really Means What the $655.5 Million Terrorism Judgement Against the Palestinian Authority Really Means
The verdict by twelve New York City jurors may have wounded the PA and the PLO, but it cannot slow the drive for Palestinian rights.
Feb 24, 2015 / George Bisharat
You Must Follow International Law (Unless You’re America) You Must Follow International Law (Unless You’re America)
How Washington gave itself a global get-out-of-jail-free card.
Feb 24, 2015 / Alfred W. McCoy
The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’ The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’
A win for the Edward Snowden documentary is a win for democracy.
Feb 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Ali Gharib
We Used to Convict American Torturers, So Why Not Today? We Used to Convict American Torturers, So Why Not Today?
The United States in the twenty-first century has not even attained the relatively enlightened moral standards of the war in the Philippines.
Feb 23, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
Netanyahu’s Latest Falsehood: The US Didn’t Support the Establishment of Israel Netanyahu’s Latest Falsehood: The US Didn’t Support the Establishment of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu’s new campaign ad rewrites history.
Feb 23, 2015 / John B. Judis
China Is Creating a New Economic World Order Right Under the West’s Nose China Is Creating a New Economic World Order Right Under the West’s Nose
From new “silk roads” to 40,000 miles of high-speed rail, China is poised to dominate the global economy in the twenty-first century.
Feb 23, 2015 / Pepe Escobar
Taxes, Schools, Voting Rights and Abortion: Chile Shows the Way Taxes, Schools, Voting Rights and Abortion: Chile Shows the Way
President Michelle Bachelet is rolling back the legislative legacy of Pinochet.
Feb 23, 2015 / Greg Grandin
If Congress Passes Obama’s War Request, It Authorizes Operations in All These Countries If Congress Passes Obama’s War Request, It Authorizes Operations in All These Countries
There are no geographic boundaries in Obama’s proposed AUMF, and ISIL “affiliates” are popping up everywhere.
Feb 20, 2015 / George Zornick
David Corn Versus Bill O’Reilly: Bread and Circuses David Corn Versus Bill O’Reilly: Bread and Circuses
The personal spat obscures the real horror of war crimes in El Salvador.
Feb 20, 2015 / Greg Grandin