‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Raises Dark Memories ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Raises Dark Memories
What's really bothering us is not whether torture works but that Americans are torturers.
Dec 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Dean
Crisis in Syria: Obama vs. the Neocons Crisis in Syria: Obama vs. the Neocons
Republican war hawks are pressing for military engagement in Syria. Here’s hoping the president ignores them.
Dec 13, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Calling Syrian Terrorists ‘Terrorists’ Calling Syrian Terrorists ‘Terrorists’
CNN’s Arwa Damon has been so deeply enmeshed with rebel fighters, she has lost all traces of objective reporting.
Dec 11, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Power Play The Muslim Brotherhood’s Power Play
Anything that Obama does will make it worse.
Dec 10, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Homeland’s Anti-Drone Message Hits Obama at Home Homeland’s Anti-Drone Message Hits Obama at Home
One of Obama’s favorite TV shows warns him directly against the terror of drones.
Dec 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Leslie Savan
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt Is on a Precipice Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt Is on a Precipice
Morsi's latest power play has sparked the largest uprisings in Egypt since Mubarak was ousted.
Dec 6, 2012 / The Nation
Obama in Tehran? Obama in Tehran?
What remains of the initial Obama drive to reach out to Iran with an “engagement that is honed and grounded in mutual respect”?
Dec 6, 2012 / Pepe Escobar
James North: Congo Is One of the Greatest Humanitarian Crises Since WWII James North: Congo Is One of the Greatest Humanitarian Crises Since WWII
Five million people have died since 1998. Why is the media so silent on the long-standing conflict in Congo?
Nov 30, 2012 / Press Room
Feed the Hungry—Pass a Just Farm Bill Feed the Hungry—Pass a Just Farm Bill
Who is the real beneficiary of US food aid—those suffering from chronic hunger worldwide, or American agricultural corporations?
Nov 30, 2012 / NationAction
Abbas Exposes Hamas’s Nihilism Abbas Exposes Hamas’s Nihilism
As a 138-nation majority votes Palestine into UN statehood, Netanyahu and Susan Rice do nothing but sputter in outrage.
Nov 30, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss