Terrorism

The Paris Attacks: What to Say? What to Think? What to Do?

The Paris Attacks: What to Say? What to Think? What to Do? The Paris Attacks: What to Say? What to Think? What to Do?

An Algerian writer ponders the brutal and senseless absurdity the jihadis seek to impose.

Nov 17, 2015 / Kamel Daoud

Why Paris Became the Jihadi Jackpot

Why Paris Became the Jihadi Jackpot Why Paris Became the Jihadi Jackpot

It incarnates the spirit of humanism and universalism that released Europe from the bonds of religion. That’s exactly why the fanatics loathe it.

Nov 17, 2015 / Natasha Lehrer

Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences

Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences Republican Governors Are Posturing on Refugees, but Their Xenophobia Has Real Consequences

Anti-Muslim hate crimes are up, but that’s not all.

Nov 17, 2015 / John Knefel

Tom Tomorrow

The Very Worst Takeaways From the Paris Attacks The Very Worst Takeaways From the Paris Attacks

Watch out, these takes are sizzling hot!

Nov 17, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Democrats Are Right—We’re Not At War With ‘Radical Islam’

Democrats Are Right—We’re Not At War With ‘Radical Islam’ Democrats Are Right—We’re Not At War With ‘Radical Islam’

Magic words won’t defeat Islamic terrorism. Sound analysis is important.

Nov 17, 2015 / Joshua Holland

Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work

Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work Why Another ‘War on Terror’ Won’t Work

When we respond to terror attacks with air strikes and drone killings, we seem oblivious to the terror for which we ourselves are responsible.

Nov 17, 2015 / Mary Kaldor

Serbia Migrants

Bush and Cruz Want to Use Religious Tests to Bar Refugees From the US Bush and Cruz Want to Use Religious Tests to Bar Refugees From the US

The candidates’ proposals are immoral, un-American, and unconstitutional.

Nov 17, 2015 / John Nichols

Muslims pray on Madison Avenue

Here We Go Again? Muslim Americans Brace for a Backlash After Paris Here We Go Again? Muslim Americans Brace for a Backlash After Paris

Muslim, Arab, and South Asian activists already see a far-too-familiar pattern in the US reaction—but also some signs of progress.

Nov 16, 2015 / Deepa Iyer

Detained Asylum Seekers Seek Transnational Justice

Detained Asylum Seekers Seek Transnational Justice Detained Asylum Seekers Seek Transnational Justice

Refugees of a transnational migration crisis represent the latest wave of social upheaval in Bangladesh now reverberating around the world.

Nov 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen

There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS

There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS There Is Only One Way to Destroy ISIS

Neither airstrikes nor boots on the ground will do it. We must address the conditions that led to its rise, and that means ending the Syrian civil war and the regional Saudi-Irania...

Nov 16, 2015 / Yousef Munayyer

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