Middle East

Trump and Pelosi

Congress Must Deny Trump a Blank Check for War With Iran Congress Must Deny Trump a Blank Check for War With Iran

The House and Senate should do everything in their power to prevent this president from steering this country into another quagmire.

May 15, 2019 / John Nichols

Eldery man walks by destroyed Gaza building

In Gaza, the Bombs Have Stopped, but Our Suffering Continues In Gaza, the Bombs Have Stopped, but Our Suffering Continues

As long as Israel maintains its siege, Palestinians will remain prisoners in our own land.

May 10, 2019 / Ahmed Abu Artema

Aircraft Carrier

Trump and Bolton Are Putting War With Iran on a Hair Trigger Trump and Bolton Are Putting War With Iran on a Hair Trigger

The announcement that the Pentagon is sending a strike force to the Middle East caps a yearlong campaign of threats and intimidation.

May 7, 2019 / Bob Dreyfuss

Trump Air Force One

Trump Promised Restraint but Has Delivered More Calamitous Intervention Trump Promised Restraint but Has Delivered More Calamitous Intervention

He is sowing chaos and intervening from Yemen to Iran to Venezuela and beyond.

May 7, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Palestinian Women Protesting

Take Action Now: No Way to Treat a Child Take Action Now: No Way to Treat a Child

Push Congress and corporations to acknowledge the rights of Palestinians.

May 7, 2019 / NationAction

Iranian protesters burn Trump photo

The Trump Era Calls for an ‘American Spring’ The Trump Era Calls for an ‘American Spring’

It’s time that our president—like the autocrats he is propping up across North Africa and the Middle East—finally be held accountable.

May 2, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon

Drone image

The New Face of American War Is a Robot The New Face of American War Is a Robot

Artificial intelligence makes it easier for us to think of war in the abstract—and makes it harder to stop fighting. 

Apr 29, 2019 / Allegra Harpootlian and Emily Manna

When Will Washington End the Forever War?

When Will Washington End the Forever War? When Will Washington End the Forever War?

A new breed of progressive politicians and activists is challenging the bipartisan consensus—but there’s a long way to go.

Apr 24, 2019 / Feature / David Klion

Stop Trump’s Military Interventions

Stop Trump’s Military Interventions Stop Trump’s Military Interventions

Organize against military action in Yemen and Iran, and against gluttonous defense spending.

Apr 23, 2019 / NationAction

Palestinian worker overlooks settlement site

Israel Was Built on the Backs of Palestinian Laborers Israel Was Built on the Backs of Palestinian Laborers

Marginalized Arab workers have always done the physical work of building the Jewish “national home.”

Apr 19, 2019 / Andrew Ross

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