North America

Gun Violence – Philadelphia

America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate

And no, most gun deaths aren’t “gang related.”

Oct 24, 2016 / Gary Younge

Tim Cook Apple

Bad Apples Bad Apples

What will it take to end favorable tax treatment for multinationals?

Oct 20, 2016 / Arthur Goldhammer

Putin and Obama

The Slide Toward War With Russia The Slide Toward War With Russia

In recent weeks, tensions have risen to a truly dangerous level. We must renew dialogue now.

Oct 19, 2016 / The Nation

NATO exercise

Did the White House Declare War on Russia? Did the White House Declare War on Russia?

Vice President Biden announces a forthcoming covert strike against Russian president Putin and Moscow calls it a “declaration of war.”

Oct 19, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump Clinton Debate

What if the Next Presidential Debate Actually Covered Critical Issues? What if the Next Presidential Debate Actually Covered Critical Issues?

We need a debate worthy of the challenges we face as a nation.

Oct 18, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Warmongering in Washington, Preparation for War in Moscow

Warmongering in Washington, Preparation for War in Moscow Warmongering in Washington, Preparation for War in Moscow

In reaction to US words and deeds, the Kremlin is preparing the Russian nation for the possibility of war.

Oct 12, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Greenville High School

The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era

Here’s how it fell apart.

Oct 4, 2016 / Feature / LynNell Hancock

Syria Damascus airstrike

The Obama Administration’s Suspension of Syria Talks With Russia Is the Most Dangerous Development in a New Cold War The Obama Administration’s Suspension of Syria Talks With Russia Is the Most Dangerous Development in a New Cold War

The collapse of talks takes the United States one step closer to an unnecessarily deadly “military solution” to the Syria crisis.

Oct 3, 2016 / James Carden

Referendum in Colombia

Did Human Rights Watch Sabotage Colombia’s Peace Agreement? Did Human Rights Watch Sabotage Colombia’s Peace Agreement?

Like the country’s far right, HRW wanted to send human-rights violators to prison more than it wanted to end the war. 

Oct 3, 2016 / Greg Grandin

More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War

More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War More Squandered Opportunities to Deal With the New Cold War

The enemies of détente with Russia sabotaged Obama’s proposed alliance with Russia in Syria while the American presidential debate ignored all the perilous issues inherent in the C...

Sep 28, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

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