What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War
It shows the limits of party politics—and the necessity of social movements to challenge those limits.
Jul 8, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis
A Sanders Foreign-Policy Doctrine? How About ‘No Wars for the Billionaire Class’? A Sanders Foreign-Policy Doctrine? How About ‘No Wars for the Billionaire Class’?
It provides a framework to address a host of issues, including the Middle East wars, intervention and aid, trade deals, and negotiating with adversaries.
Feb 23, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis
The US-Iran Prisoner Swap Proves Diplomacy Works The US-Iran Prisoner Swap Proves Diplomacy Works
But we must not take the survival of the nuclear deal for granted, because it still has many powerful opponents.
Jan 19, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis
Is It Time for the US to Pull Out of Iraq and Syria? Is It Time for the US to Pull Out of Iraq and Syria?
Five years after the Arab Spring began, four experts debate a pressing question that remains unsettled on the left.
Jan 14, 2016 / Jeff Faux, Muhammad Idrees Ahmad, Phyllis Bennis, and Sherle R. Schwenninger
After the Paris Attacks, a Call for Justice—Not Vengeance After the Paris Attacks, a Call for Justice—Not Vengeance
The years after September 11 are a powerful reminder that an “all-out war” on terror only creates more terrorism.
Nov 14, 2015 / Phyllis Bennis
The Jim Crow Holy Land The Jim Crow Holy Land
Our own progress against racism in the United States remains too recent, too fragile and too incomplete to go on abetting apartheid in Israel.
Mar 20, 2015 / Phyllis Bennis and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Solution to War That Obama Doesn’t Want to Hear The Solution to War That Obama Doesn’t Want to Hear
If President Obama denounces military action, why is he preparing for another war in Iraq and Syria?
Sep 15, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis and N’Kosi Oates
The Speech on Diplomacy That Obama Should Have Given Last Night The Speech on Diplomacy That Obama Should Have Given Last Night
Not taking military action isn’t the same thing as doing nothing.
Sep 11, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis
Why Opposing the Israel Lobby Is No Longer Political Suicide Why Opposing the Israel Lobby Is No Longer Political Suicide
Our movement isn’t strong enough yet to end US enabling of the carnage in Gaza—but the shift in public discourse is a crucial first step.
Jul 15, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis
Pope Francis in Palestine Pope Francis in Palestine
Pope Francis’ seemingly impromptu prayer at Israel's apartheid wall hinted at a radical critique of Israel in an otherwise carefully orchestrated trip.
May 28, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis and Foreign Policy In Focus