The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia The Fight Over MSNBC’s Cave-in to Islamophobia
Amid war fever and bigoted violence, we have to combat media cowardice.
Oct 16, 2023 / Jeet Heer
In Gaza They Don’t Even Bother to Call It Peace In Gaza They Don’t Even Bother to Call It Peace
For Netanyahu, as for Hamas, the life of a child born into the opposing “nation” has no value.
Oct 16, 2023 / Amy Wilentz
The Catastrophe of October 7. Why Did It Happen? The Catastrophe of October 7. Why Did It Happen?
Where do we go from here?
Oct 12, 2023 / Hillel Schenker
Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11 Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11
Ignoring intelligence failures and doubling down on bad policy is the worst response to terrorism.
Oct 9, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Gaza Is a Nightmare Today, but We Will Not Stop Dreaming of Freedom Gaza Is a Nightmare Today, but We Will Not Stop Dreaming of Freedom
This war is happening for one reason: the prolonged suffering and occupation that Palestinians have endured for seven decades.
Oct 9, 2023 / Mohammed R. Mhawish
The American Ambassador Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile The American Ambassador Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile
Everyone knows how Nixon and Kissinger paved Pinochet’s path to power. The story of Harry Barnes, who played a crucial role in the Chilean dictator’s exit, is much less well known...
Oct 5, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh
In Its Rush to Waive Visas for Israeli Visitors, the Biden Administration Has Insulted and Betrayed Arab Americans In Its Rush to Waive Visas for Israeli Visitors, the Biden Administration Has Insulted and Betrayed Arab Americans
The repeated promise by US officials that Israel would never get a visa waiver until it stopped discriminating against Arab American visitors turned out to be worthless.
Sep 29, 2023 / James Zogby
Racism?? In Finland!!?? Racism?? In Finland!!??
Trouble in the “World’s Happiest Nation.”
Sep 26, 2023 / David Kirp
Did Narendra Modi Kill a Canadian Citizen? Did Narendra Modi Kill a Canadian Citizen?
New cold war politics might end any investigation into the assassination of a Sikh activist before it begins.
Sep 22, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit
The former GOP presidential nominee is now a pariah in his own party.
Sep 15, 2023 / Jeet Heer