International Law

Serbia Migrants

Bush and Cruz Want to Use Religious Tests to Bar Refugees From the US Bush and Cruz Want to Use Religious Tests to Bar Refugees From the US

The candidates’ proposals are immoral, un-American, and unconstitutional.

Nov 17, 2015 / John Nichols

Flowers after shooting in Paris

After the Paris Attacks, a Call for Justice—Not Vengeance After the Paris Attacks, a Call for Justice—Not Vengeance

The years after September 11 are a powerful reminder that an “all-out war” on terror only creates more terrorism.

Nov 14, 2015 / Phyllis Bennis

Syria Damascus

‘Make No Mistake About It, This Is a War’ ‘Make No Mistake About It, This Is a War’

U.S. ground troops are being sent to Syria without congressional authorization. Why are so few members speaking up?

Nov 2, 2015 / John Nichols

The Benghazi Hearings We Need

The Benghazi Hearings We Need The Benghazi Hearings We Need

It is time to challenge a global overreach that has failed repeatedly in the past and seems doomed to fail in the future.

Oct 27, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Junot Díaz Just Lost an Award for Speaking Out Against the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Haitian Pogrom

Junot Díaz Just Lost an Award for Speaking Out Against the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Haitian Pogrom Junot Díaz Just Lost an Award for Speaking Out Against the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Haitian Pogrom

New York’s Dominican Consul General revoked Díaz’s Order of Merit last week, calling him “anti-Dominican.”

Oct 26, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Is This the 3rd Palestinian Intifada?

Is This the 3rd Palestinian Intifada? Is This the 3rd Palestinian Intifada?

The current uprising could advance the cause of liberation—but only if it’s transformed into a nonviolent mass movement, coordinated closely with international solidarity activists...

Oct 21, 2015 / Norman G. Finkelstein, Mouin Rabbani, and Jamie Stern-Weiner

US NATO Ukraine

Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder? Is the US Abetting World Order or Disorder?

How the “sulking superpower” is resisting peaceful outcomes from Syria to Ukraine.

Oct 21, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country

These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country These Irish Antiwar Protesters Are Sick of Having the US Military in Their Country

The influx of Syrian refugees into Europe has reinvigorated Ireland’s debate on its involvement with the war on terror.

Oct 20, 2015 / Danielle Ryan

Tom Tomorrow Toon

Never Mind the Civilian Casualties Never Mind the Civilian Casualties

Drones don’t!

Oct 20, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Barbara Lee

Obama Just Signed a Blank Check for Endless War in Afghanistan Obama Just Signed a Blank Check for Endless War in Afghanistan

And one congresswoman is not having it.

Oct 15, 2015 / John Nichols

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