Rand Paul and Most Senate Democrats Almost Blocked Trump’s Saudi Arms Deal Rand Paul and Most Senate Democrats Almost Blocked Trump’s Saudi Arms Deal
Unfortunately, a handful of Democrats sided with the administration and against efforts to end Saudi atrocities in Yemen.
Jun 14, 2017 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Might Set a Record—for the Biggest Decline of American Power in History Donald Trump Might Set a Record—for the Biggest Decline of American Power in History
When the Trump years come to an end, will the United States be a pariah nation?
Jun 13, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
Donald Trump’s Fixation on Fossil Fuel Donald Trump’s Fixation on Fossil Fuel
Is he pushing a coal-based world order?
Jun 12, 2017 / Michael T. Klare
How Trump Is Inflaming the Middle East’s Proxy Wars How Trump Is Inflaming the Middle East’s Proxy Wars
He has emboldened a recklessly aggressive Saudi government, which is now destroying Yemen, imposing a blockade on Qatar—and could even stumble into war with Iran.
Jun 9, 2017 / Mohamad Bazzi
For Palestinians, the 1967 War Remains an Enduring, Painful Wound For Palestinians, the 1967 War Remains an Enduring, Painful Wound
After years of occupation and dispossession, the time for Palestinian freedom is now.
Jun 9, 2017 / Omar Barghouti
ISIL Hits Tehran; Trump Blames Victim, Iran Hard-Liners Blame Saudis ISIL Hits Tehran; Trump Blames Victim, Iran Hard-Liners Blame Saudis
ISIL uses terror to set people against one another, so by that standard, its attack on Iran may be more successful than the ones in Britain.
Jun 8, 2017 / Juan Cole
Trump Is Sending a Murderer to Do a Diplomat’s Job Trump Is Sending a Murderer to Do a Diplomat’s Job
Trump just put Michael D’Andrea—the man who invented so-called “signature drone strikes”—to head up intelligence operations in Iran.
Jun 7, 2017 / Robert Greenwald
How Israel’s Occupation Shifted From a Politics of Life to a Politics of Death How Israel’s Occupation Shifted From a Politics of Life to a Politics of Death
Palestinian life has become increasingly expendable in Israel’s eyes.
Jun 5, 2017 / Neve Gordon
The Historians’ War Over the Six-Day War The Historians’ War Over the Six-Day War
Ever since 1967, writers have been debating the conflict.
Jun 5, 2017 / Guy Laron
The Israeli-American Hammer-Lock on Palestine The Israeli-American Hammer-Lock on Palestine
Israel’s occupation is only made possible by unquestioning US support—but a day of reckoning is on the way.
Jun 5, 2017 / Rashid Khalidi