Bowe Bergdahl and the Honorable History of War Deserters Bowe Bergdahl and the Honorable History of War Deserters
The hateful commentary about the soldier’s return is motivated by fear of what his so-called desertion reveals.
Jun 5, 2014 / Richard Kreitner
Why Would Bigots Attack a Jewish-Arab School in Israel That Teaches Tolerance and Mutual Respect? Why Would Bigots Attack a Jewish-Arab School in Israel That Teaches Tolerance and Mutual Respect?
This latest evidence of hatred is an alarming reminder of how a wonderful educational project continues to stand on precarious ground.
Jun 5, 2014 / Neve Gordon and Catherine Rottenberg
How Egypt’s Generals Sidelined Uncle Sam How Egypt’s Generals Sidelined Uncle Sam
Its ‘generosity’ toward Cairo notwithstanding, Washington has been reduced to the role of a helpless bystander.
Jun 5, 2014 / Dilip Hiro
GOP Hawks Seek a Bergdahl-Benghazi Tag Team Against Obama and Clinton GOP Hawks Seek a Bergdahl-Benghazi Tag Team Against Obama and Clinton
But, it turns out, Clinton sided with the hawks on trading for Bergdahl’s release.
Jun 4, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Remembering and Misremembering Tiananmen Remembering and Misremembering Tiananmen
The Nation published one of the few accounts of what actually happened in Tiananmen Square twenty-five years ago.
Jun 3, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
What’s Next for Ukraine? What’s Next for Ukraine?
Dr. Stephen Cohen discusses the latest on the crisis in Ukraine on The Thom Hartmann Program.
Jun 3, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk? Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk?
A heightened credible fear standard would particularly impact immigrants who are detained at the border and subjected to “expedited removal."
Jun 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us
Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide chronicles the publication of secret NSA files that reshaped global conversations about government surveillance.
Jun 3, 2014 / Betty Medsger
In Meeting Putin, Obama Has an Opportunity to Push for a Ukraine Accord In Meeting Putin, Obama Has an Opportunity to Push for a Ukraine Accord
But it’s looking like the president’s Europe trip is all about NATO and “reassuring” America’s allies, who aren’t threatened.
Jun 2, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Real Benghazi Scandal The Real Benghazi Scandal
It’s time to start asking why, more than a decade after 9/11, we put ourselves in a position to fail in the first place.
Jun 2, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel