Trump Is Discarding Laws and Assembling a War Cabinet. What Could Go Wrong? Trump Is Discarding Laws and Assembling a War Cabinet. What Could Go Wrong?
Congress needs to immediately check an out-of-control president.
Apr 23, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage
‘The Forced Displacement of Palestinians Never Truly Ended’ ‘The Forced Displacement of Palestinians Never Truly Ended’
As Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary, a child and grandchild of exiled Palestinian reflects on the Nakba.
Apr 19, 2018 / George Bisharat
Trump’s Attack on Syria Shows the US Still Considers Itself a Global Policeman Trump’s Attack on Syria Shows the US Still Considers Itself a Global Policeman
Whatever the stated rationale for the air strikes, the bottom line is that they are a violation of international law and of our own Constitution.
Apr 17, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump Just Launched Another Illegal Attack Against Syria Trump Just Launched Another Illegal Attack Against Syria
Administration hard-liners are putting US national-security interests in grave jeopardy.
Apr 16, 2018 / James Carden
American Air Strikes in Syria Do Nothing to Further Justice for the Victims of the Attack on Douma American Air Strikes in Syria Do Nothing to Further Justice for the Victims of the Attack on Douma
There is no legal justification for the current US troop presence in Syria, let alone additional air strikes.
Apr 13, 2018 / Phyllis Bennis
John Bolton’s Extremism Is Perfectly Aligned With the Most Bellicose Israeli Policies John Bolton’s Extremism Is Perfectly Aligned With the Most Bellicose Israeli Policies
Whether he consciously puts Israel’s interests first or whether he believes they are identical to US interests doesn’t really matter—the outcome is the same.
Apr 13, 2018 / Mairav Zonszein
American Laws Can Help Stop Israeli Massacres in Gaza American Laws Can Help Stop Israeli Massacres in Gaza
But first, it will require a movement to push Congress and the president to uphold those laws.
Apr 13, 2018 / Alex Kane
Life Under Bombardment in Syria’s Douma Life Under Bombardment in Syria’s Douma
“I feel I am living in a grave, forgotten.”
Apr 12, 2018 / Marwa Awad
Is a Modern Chinese Navy a Threat to the United States? Is a Modern Chinese Navy a Threat to the United States?
China’s rising presence in the Indian and Pacific oceans has far-reaching implications for our world order.
Apr 9, 2018 / Alfred W. McCoy
With the Great Return March, Palestinians Are Demanding a Life of Dignity With the Great Return March, Palestinians Are Demanding a Life of Dignity
The Nakba is not a just a memory, it is an ongoing reality. We can accept that we all must eventually die; in Gaza, the tragedy is that we don’t get to live.
Apr 6, 2018 / Ahmed Abu Artema