Andrew Cuomo Would Have Blacklisted Muhammad Ali Andrew Cuomo Would Have Blacklisted Muhammad Ali
Governor Cuomo’s executive action to create a blacklist of those who stand with the Palestinian people would have undoubtedly caught Muhammad Ali in its web.
Jun 8, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Governor Cuomo, Put Me on Your BDS Blacklist Governor Cuomo, Put Me on Your BDS Blacklist
One day, when the system of imposed inequality ends in Israel-Palestine, our resistance to it will be looked back on as a badge of honor.
Jun 7, 2016 / Yousef Munayyer
Michael Hayden Played Right Up to the Edge of Legality—and Then Took a Big Leap Off Michael Hayden Played Right Up to the Edge of Legality—and Then Took a Big Leap Off
In his new memoir, the former director of the NSA and the CIA shows how his many failures were followed, one after the next, by promotions.
Jun 1, 2016 / Books & the Arts / James Bamford
Stalin Resurgent, Again Stalin Resurgent, Again
Russia has long been deeply divided over Stalin’s role in history, with pro-Stalin sentiments surging in times of domestic hardships or perceptions of foreign threats.
Jun 1, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
After 15 Years of ‘Milestones,’ War in the Middle East Still Has No End in Sight After 15 Years of ‘Milestones,’ War in the Middle East Still Has No End in Sight
The Pentagon’s recent “successes” don’t bring the United States any closer to ending its military entanglements.
May 31, 2016 / Andrew J. Bacevich
As the Oil Industry Collapses, What Will Happen to the Countries That Depend On It? As the Oil Industry Collapses, What Will Happen to the Countries That Depend On It?
The combination of low prices and high supply is likely to create some dangerous chaos in the oil heartlands of the world.
May 26, 2016 / Michael T. Klare
Benjamin Netanyahu Just Formed the Most Right-Wing Government in Israeli History Benjamin Netanyahu Just Formed the Most Right-Wing Government in Israeli History
The new coalition is radical and extremist; it’s also an accurate reflection of the political consensus.
May 25, 2016 / Mairav Zonszein
Three Walls Three Walls
In the shadow of a wall, every house is different.
May 25, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ben Ehrenreich
Beyond Cold War to Mobilization for War Against Russia? Beyond Cold War to Mobilization for War Against Russia?
The large-scale US-NATO amassing of military force on Russia’s Western borders, NATO’s “Eastern Front,” is unprecedented and creates the impression of preparation for actual war.
May 25, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
When Donald Trump Says His Foreign Policy Is ‘America First’—What Exactly Does He Mean? When Donald Trump Says His Foreign Policy Is ‘America First’—What Exactly Does He Mean?
Four experts consider how exactly Trump might go about making America great again.
May 24, 2016 / Sherle R. Schwenninger, Heather Hurlburt, Stephen Kinzer, and Juan Cole