Neocons Helped Fuel the Rise of Donald Trump. Will They Apologize? Neocons Helped Fuel the Rise of Donald Trump. Will They Apologize?
GOP primary voters are rejecting foreign policies that dishonored their country.
Mar 10, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Kiev Increasingly Resembles an American Colony Kiev Increasingly Resembles an American Colony
The possibility that an American may become Ukraine’s prime minister increases the impression that Kiev’s major decisions are made in Washington.
Mar 9, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Journalist Who Plunged Into Central America’s Deadliest Gang Wars The Journalist Who Plunged Into Central America’s Deadliest Gang Wars
Óscar Martínez reports, with great beauty, on his region’s deepest traumas.
Mar 3, 2016 / Feature / The Editors
These Journalists Dedicated Their Lives to Telling Other People’s Stories. What Happens When No One Wants to Print Their Words Anymore? These Journalists Dedicated Their Lives to Telling Other People’s Stories. What Happens When No One Wants to Print Their Words Anymore?
As newsrooms disappear, veteran reporters are being forced from the profession. That’s bad for journalism—and democracy.
Mar 2, 2016 / Feature / Dale Maharidge
Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now
Congress and the media must recognize once and for all that torture is not a matter of serious debate: It is a war crime.
Mar 1, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Thank You, Melissa Harris-Perry Thank You, Melissa Harris-Perry
The most diverse, intellectually bracing show on network news was treated as expendable, and its host would not have it. She and her show will be sorely missed.
Feb 29, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Why Are Public Broadcasters Parroting Conservative Talking Points? Why Are Public Broadcasters Parroting Conservative Talking Points?
The moderators at the recent PBS debate followed a right-wing script on how to frame Democratic issues.
Feb 25, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
It’s Been Two Weeks Since a UN Panel Declared That Julian Assange Should Be Freed. Why Is He Still Detained? It’s Been Two Weeks Since a UN Panel Declared That Julian Assange Should Be Freed. Why Is He Still Detained?
It's time to end Julian Assange’s arbitrary detention at the hands of Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Feb 19, 2016 / Melinda Taylor, Carey Shenkman, and Michael Ratner
The Pope and the Russian Patriarch Have Ended Their 1,000-Year Cold War The Pope and the Russian Patriarch Have Ended Their 1,000-Year Cold War
The week of this historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill also witnessed dangerous developments in the US-Russian confrontation over Ukraine, Syria, and Turkey.
Feb 17, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism
A powerful, optimistic, and radical demonstration of what can be achieved by thinking outside the box—or, in this case, our borders.
Feb 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel