Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution
The US used to tell the world that strong unions were a bulwark against fascism. We should take our own advice and enshrine the right to organize.
Sep 2, 2019 / John Nichols
The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer
Washington is withdrawing from the INF treaty not because of Russian violations but because the Pentagon wants to deploy a dangerous new class of its own nukes.
Aug 30, 2019 / Michael T. Klare
Boris Johnson Exposes the Big Lie of British Politics Boris Johnson Exposes the Big Lie of British Politics
Parliament has voted against every resolution to the Brexit saga, but Johnson has decided to forge ahead on his own.
Aug 29, 2019 / Stephen Bush
‘Official Secrets’ Reveals How Little We Still Know About the Push for War in Iraq ‘Official Secrets’ Reveals How Little We Still Know About the Push for War in Iraq
In 2003, Katharine Gun risked everything to try to stop the war. The reporter who broke her story—coming to the big screen later this month—reminds us how many questions remain una...
Aug 16, 2019 / Martin Bright
India’s Constitutional Coup in Kashmir Is Sowing the Seeds of Renewed Rebellion India’s Constitutional Coup in Kashmir Is Sowing the Seeds of Renewed Rebellion
Among Kashmiri Muslims, India is a foreign country and a hostile enemy. The latest decrees have provoked sorrow, despair, and anger.
Aug 13, 2019 / Barbara Crossette
‘We Call That Love’: Marc Lambert Lamba Defended Cameroon’s LGBT Community ‘We Call That Love’: Marc Lambert Lamba Defended Cameroon’s LGBT Community
Lambert, who died on August 4, was a pioneering LGBT activist who was there to help—even after foreign support dried up.
Aug 12, 2019 / Obituary / Robbie Corey-Boulet
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
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
Why Americans Should Support BDS Why Americans Should Support BDS
Inspired by the civil rights and anti-apartheid movements, it calls for Palestinian liberation on terms of full equality with Israelis and categorically opposes all forms of racism...
Jul 29, 2019 / Omar Barghouti
Peace in Ukraine? Peace in Ukraine?
The friends and foes of a Kiev-Moscow settlement.
Jul 24, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen