The Problem With “Jihad, Rehab” Isn’t Filmmaker Meg Smaker’s Color or Religion The Problem With “Jihad, Rehab” Isn’t Filmmaker Meg Smaker’s Color or Religion
The idea that a white woman cannot make a film about non-white men is absurd. But as “Meg,” the film’s narrator, her voice is the voice of the cop.
Nov 7, 2022 / Moustafa Bayoumi
In the World’s Obituary, Who Will Have the Last Word? In the World’s Obituary, Who Will Have the Last Word?
Give humanity credit. When it comes to our urge to destroy, we seem to see no limits, not even those of our own existence.
Nov 3, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure
The latest diplomatic fiasco underlines America’s continuing vulnerability to interference from oil-rich autocracies.
Oct 28, 2022 / Jeet Heer
The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up
How JFK and Robert Kennedy hid the quid pro quo that saved the world from nuclear war.
Oct 28, 2022 / Peter Kornbluh
What’s the US Military Doing in Africa? What’s the US Military Doing in Africa?
If it were up to the Pentagon, we’d never find out.
Oct 26, 2022 / Nick Turse
What We Should Have Learned From the War on Terror What We Should Have Learned From the War on Terror
And what it can teach us about the future of the crisis in Ukraine.
Oct 21, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg
Want World Peace? Ban the Home Run. Want World Peace? Ban the Home Run.
The dream of the game-changing home run has shaped our approach to so much, from sports to geopolitics—most significantly, our ability to solve problems through reason and diplomac...
Oct 20, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte
What Do We Do in a Rapidly Heating World? What Do We Do in a Rapidly Heating World?
The climate and geopolitics are only getting hotter—both urgent existential threats.
Oct 19, 2022 / Alfred McCoy
The Saudi Regime Isn’t Afraid of Joe Biden The Saudi Regime Isn’t Afraid of Joe Biden
Despite widespread disgust at Saudi perfidy, odds are that crackpot realism will once again trump human rights—or even the national interest.
Oct 17, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War? Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War?
Ukraine isn’t the only place on the planet where a nuclear conflagration could erupt in the near future.
Oct 13, 2022 / Michael T. Klare