Progressives Are Right to Endorse a ‘No First Use’ Nuclear Weapons Policy Progressives Are Right to Endorse a ‘No First Use’ Nuclear Weapons Policy
Donald Trump and John Bolton are busy dismantling the global nuclear nonproliferation regime. Elizabeth Warren has the right response.
Aug 15, 2019 / James Carden
Richard Holbrooke and the Lost Idealism of a Generation Richard Holbrooke and the Lost Idealism of a Generation
Holbrooke’s public and personal life captures the contradictions of a cohort of liberals that came of age in the 1960s.
Aug 13, 2019 / Books & the Arts / David Klion
Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Keep Climbing During the ICC’s Summer Break Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Keep Climbing During the ICC’s Summer Break
The court at The Hague has a chance to investigate crimes against humanity in the US’s longest-running war—but so far, it refuses.
Aug 6, 2019 / Mohammed Harun Arsalai and Mohsin Khan Momand
The Meaning of Israel’s Massive Housing Demolitions in East Jerusalem The Meaning of Israel’s Massive Housing Demolitions in East Jerusalem
Destruction at this scale and visibility cannot be understood without grasping its political message; in fact, the scale and visibility are the message.
Aug 6, 2019 / Jeff Halper
Steve Bannon’s Foreign Policy Crusade Against China Steve Bannon’s Foreign Policy Crusade Against China
Bannon joins forces with neocons and re-forms the Committee on the Present Danger to focus on China.
Aug 5, 2019 / James Carden
In Memoriam: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dies at 32 In Memoriam: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dies at 32
The INF Treaty is survived by New START, but it too is in danger.
Aug 2, 2019 / Matt Korda
Why Confrontation With China Threatens the Progressive Agenda Why Confrontation With China Threatens the Progressive Agenda
Playing up the China threat might look like a no-brainer for Democrats trying to beef up their foreign policy credentials. But the strategy could backfire.
Aug 1, 2019 / Jake Werner
Congress Finally Challenges the Cuba Travel Ban Congress Finally Challenges the Cuba Travel Ban
This Cold War relic is an outrageous violation of citizens’ rights.
Aug 1, 2019 / Peter Kornbluh
The Pompeo Commission Is Weaponizing Human Rights The Pompeo Commission Is Weaponizing Human Rights
This effort is another in a long line of efforts by Christian conservatives to interpret “human rights” to further their own parochial agenda.
Jul 30, 2019 / James Carden
What the House Anti-BDS Resolution Reveals About the Palestine Solidarity Movement What the House Anti-BDS Resolution Reveals About the Palestine Solidarity Movement
How can we pierce the Washington bubble and bring Congress into greater congruence with changing public opinion?
Jul 29, 2019 / Phyllis Bennis