Trump Is Leading the US Into a War of Choice Against Iran Trump Is Leading the US Into a War of Choice Against Iran
The Trump administration is taking its cue from both Bush administrations by lying its way into a third unnecessary war in the Persian Gulf.
Sep 8, 2017 / James Carden
What Are American Soldiers Actually Dying For? What Are American Soldiers Actually Dying For?
It’s time to reconsider whether the United States is really a force for good in the Middle East.
Sep 7, 2017 / Danny Sjursen
Does Putin Really Want to ‘Destabilize the West’? Does Putin Really Want to ‘Destabilize the West’?
Just as there is no forensic evidence of a Kremlin “attack on our democracy” in 2016, there is no political logic for Putin’s alleged motives.
Sep 6, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev
Thirty years ago, the last Soviet leader gave the world the possibilities of a democratic Russia and (with Ronald Reagan) an end to Cold War and nuclear arms races. Today, it is as...
Aug 24, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Mathias Énard’s Alternative Cosmopolitanism Mathias Énard’s Alternative Cosmopolitanism
Ranging across the Mediterranean, his novels map out the intermediate space between East and West.
Aug 24, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Jesse McCarthy
Disdain for Liberals Drives the Jewish Pro-Trump Right Disdain for Liberals Drives the Jewish Pro-Trump Right
It’s not the issues that matter; it’s the shared hatred.
Aug 24, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War
You can also write a letter to the editor to demand the removal of Confederate statues, and join a campaign to take economic power from Wall Street and give it back to communities.
Aug 22, 2017 / NationAction
The Middle East’s Wars Are Creating a Lost Generation The Middle East’s Wars Are Creating a Lost Generation
The children who live through these conflicts could be scarred for decades.
Aug 22, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Cutting Off Payments to Palestinian Families Won’t Stop Terrorism Cutting Off Payments to Palestinian Families Won’t Stop Terrorism
It also might amount to collective punishment, which is illegal.
Aug 17, 2017 / Lara Friedman
Charlottesville: Is America Becoming the Middle East? Charlottesville: Is America Becoming the Middle East?
Our neo-imperial wars may be coming home to roost.
Aug 16, 2017 / Juan Cole