Will These 2 Court Cases Finally Hold Our Torturers Accountable? Will These 2 Court Cases Finally Hold Our Torturers Accountable?
They may confirm that since torture is a war crime, it can never be a policy option.
May 10, 2016 / David Cole
The US ‘War on Terror’ Is Playing Right Into ISIS’s Hands The US ‘War on Terror’ Is Playing Right Into ISIS’s Hands
If we continue to wield the sledgehammer, the likely effect is even more violent jihadism with broader appeal.
May 10, 2016 / Noam Chomsky
The Obama Administration Just Granted Henry Kissinger a Distinguished Public Service Award The Obama Administration Just Granted Henry Kissinger a Distinguished Public Service Award
An outsized personality who has committed outsized mayhem, Kissinger eclipses his own context.
May 10, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Against Trump, Clinton Should Resist the Temptation of Triangulation Against Trump, Clinton Should Resist the Temptation of Triangulation
By running a progressive campaign and winning, Clinton can do something lasting and important. She can move the center to the left.
May 10, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Who Rules the World? Who Rules the World?
The standard convention for answering this question often misses the point.
May 9, 2016 / Noam Chomsky
Is War With Russia Possible? Is War With Russia Possible?
The US is undermining opportunities for cooperation in Syria and Ukraine, while escalating NATO’s military presence near Russia.
May 4, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Indiana Tells Bernie Sanders to Stay in the Race, and Keep Talking About Trade Indiana Tells Bernie Sanders to Stay in the Race, and Keep Talking About Trade
The challenger wins a key primary by declaring that “we must rewrite our disastrous trade policies.”
May 4, 2016 / John Nichols
Did South Sudan’s Salva Kiir Really Just Endorse Trump? Did South Sudan’s Salva Kiir Really Just Endorse Trump?
No, but when a satirical newspaper reported that the cowboy hat–wearing president of South Sudan did, nearly everyone found it plausible.
May 3, 2016 / Nick Turse
Berta Cáceres’s Killers Are Getting Good at the PR Game Berta Cáceres’s Killers Are Getting Good at the PR Game
State terrorists in Honduras have learned that to be effective, they can’t just kill and torture. They also have to be able to tell good stories.
May 3, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Bernie Sanders Should Push for a New Realism in Foreign Policy Bernie Sanders Should Push for a New Realism in Foreign Policy
Sanders is helping to energize and educate a new generation coming into American politics—it is imperative that a real security agenda be part of that education.
May 3, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel