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Syrian Government Offensive, Aided by Intensive Russian Bombing, Directly Targets Civilian Infrastructure

Syrian Government Offensive, Aided by Intensive Russian Bombing, Directly Targets Civilian Infrastructure Syrian Government Offensive, Aided by Intensive Russian Bombing, Directly Targets Civilian Infrastructure

Mass displacement increasingly appears to be the aim of the military operation, not just a side effect, humanitarian aid officials say.

Feb 10, 2016 / Roy Gutman

The staff of Medécins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, demonstrates in Geneva, November 3, 2015.

What’s the Real Story Behind the American Attack on Doctors Without Borders? What’s the Real Story Behind the American Attack on Doctors Without Borders?

The American government’s changing, contradictory account of the deadly attack on a hospital in Afghanistan has been anything but believable.

Nov 16, 2015 / Laura Gottesdiener

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Letters From the November 23/30 Issue Letters From the November 23/30 Issue

Bombs without borders… burying inequality… objectively unreasonable… a real bad apple… et tu, MSNBC?…

Nov 5, 2015 / Our Readers

Tunisian protesters rally against the Ben Ali government.

How to Win a Nobel Peace Prize How to Win a Nobel Peace Prize

Keep the US military out of your country.

Oct 20, 2015 / Rebecca Gordon

Obama Speech

The US Massacre in Kunduz Exposes the Bankruptcy of Obama’s National-Security Policy The US Massacre in Kunduz Exposes the Bankruptcy of Obama’s National-Security Policy

Air power inflicts horrific human-rights violations and has been thoroughly discredited as a means of fighting insurgencies.

Oct 6, 2015 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

Torture Victim

US Special Forces May Have Gone On a Murder Spree in Afghanistan—Did the Army Cover It Up? US Special Forces May Have Gone On a Murder Spree in Afghanistan—Did the Army Cover It Up?

Exclusive video: “I saw with my own eyes that they killed people.”

Sep 2, 2015 / Matthieu Aikins

South Sudan

South Sudan’s War on Women South Sudan’s War on Women

Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in the country’s civil war.

Aug 7, 2015 / Samer Muscati

Narco-Terror Has Come to Mexico City

Narco-Terror Has Come to Mexico City Narco-Terror Has Come to Mexico City

The murders of photojournalist Rubén Espinosa and activist Nadia Vera Pérez are only the latest in a string of deaths connected to the state of Veracruz.

Aug 6, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Gaza Victim

Israel Will Invade Gaza Again—the Only Question Is How Soon Israel Will Invade Gaza Again—the Only Question Is How Soon

A year after Israel's bloody assault on Gaza, another war is all but guaranteed.

Jul 8, 2015 / Noura Erakat

Gaza

Gaza’s Mental-Health Crisis and the Trauma of Permanent War Gaza’s Mental-Health Crisis and the Trauma of Permanent War

On the anniversary of the 2014 war, Gaza’s kids are still trying to recover from years of cascading violence.

Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / Jen Marlowe

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