Why Israel Slept Why Israel Slept
The long catalogue of intelligence failures that allowed Hamas to stage its brutal surprise attack on October 7 begins at The Venetian, Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas resort.
Nov 2, 2023 / James Bamford
For the People in the Back: Anti-Zionism Is Not Antisemitism For the People in the Back: Anti-Zionism Is Not Antisemitism
Nikki Haley, as usual, is wrong.
Oct 31, 2023 / Dave Zirin
The Year Europe Revolted The Year Europe Revolted
A new history by Christopher Clark on the 1848 revolutions.
Oct 31, 2023 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
“Why I Resigned From the State Department” “Why I Resigned From the State Department”
An interview with Josh Paul.
Oct 30, 2023 / Laura Flanders
Jake Sullivan’s Rewrite Can’t Paper Over an Impoverished Foreign Policy Jake Sullivan’s Rewrite Can’t Paper Over an Impoverished Foreign Policy
The national security adviser’s hasty edits make clear the incoherence of Biden’s diplomacy.
Oct 30, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Why I Just Quit DSA Why I Just Quit DSA
After over four decades as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the group’s founding members is leaving in sorrow and anger.
Oct 23, 2023 / Maurice Isserman
Biden’s Zombie Foreign Policy Lurches Blindly Along Biden’s Zombie Foreign Policy Lurches Blindly Along
As global instability spreads, the president remains committed to failed strategies.
Oct 23, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Argentina’s Son-of-Sam Presidential Election Argentina’s Son-of-Sam Presidential Election
The front-runner in Sunday’s election wants to create a free-market dystopia where even human organs are for sale. Oh—and he believes he can communicate with his dead dog.
Oct 20, 2023 / Jacob Sugarman
The Wars You Don’t Hear About Continue to Devastate Millions The Wars You Don’t Hear About Continue to Devastate Millions
The massive humanitarian intervention needed in Sudan, Yemen, and Syria is not in the cards—and the neglect has brought about horrific consequences.
Oct 19, 2023 / Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox
My Family Is in Gaza. I Haven’t Been Able to Contact Them in Over a Week. My Family Is in Gaza. I Haven’t Been Able to Contact Them in Over a Week.
A Palestinian mother tells her story.
Oct 18, 2023 / Asmaa Alkaisi