July 28, 1914: Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia, Sparking the First World War July 28, 1914: Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia, Sparking the First World War
“Lest we forget, indeed! About nothing does the mob forget so quickly as about war.”
Jul 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
How Long Before Israel Begins Another Operation in the Gaza Strip? How Long Before Israel Begins Another Operation in the Gaza Strip?
“For Israel, war is no longer an option. It is a way of life.”
Jul 16, 2015 / Max Blumenthal
‘The Ghosts of 1937 Are Warning Us’ ‘The Ghosts of 1937 Are Warning Us’
The past feels dangerously present as deportation and silence devastate Haitian life in the Dominican Republic.
Jun 26, 2015 / Roberto Lovato
Massacre and Reprisal in a Shattered Iraq Massacre and Reprisal in a Shattered Iraq
The refugee crisis is growing as civilians flee a war that is drawing ethnic and religious borders in blood.
May 29, 2015 / Jesse Rosenfeld
Turkey’s June Elections: The Last Chance to Save Democracy? Turkey’s June Elections: The Last Chance to Save Democracy?
President Erdogan plans to rewrite the Constitution and concentrate yet more power in his hands.
May 19, 2015 / Feature / Maria Margaronis
Why Are the Rohingya Risking Everything to Flee Burma? Why Are the Rohingya Risking Everything to Flee Burma?
Stateless refugees from Burma are risking death, rape, and drowning by the thousands on a perilous escape to Malaysia.
May 15, 2015 / Daniel P. Sullivan and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Trials of Hannah Arendt The Trials of Hannah Arendt
Many have delighted in judging Hannah Arendt, maybe because they have feared her judgment.
May 12, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Corey Robin
April 20, 1889: Adolf Hitler, Letter-Writer to ‘The Nation’, Is Born April 20, 1889: Adolf Hitler, Letter-Writer to ‘The Nation’, Is Born
Notoriously prickly about his press, Hitler wrote in to complain about a minor factual discrepancy.
Apr 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
‘With This Madness, What Art Could There Be?’ ‘With This Madness, What Art Could There Be?’
An Armenian-American writer asks if the Armenian obsession with genocide recognition is worth its emotional and psychological price.
Oct 21, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Meline Toumani
Is Israel Guilty of Genocide in Its Assault on Gaza? Is Israel Guilty of Genocide in Its Assault on Gaza?
The Russell Tribunal on Palestine, inspired by the 1967 inquiry into American war crimes in Vietnam, examined the case.
Oct 6, 2014 / Richard Falk