Kamala Harris Is Taking a Big Risk by Playing It Safe Kamala Harris Is Taking a Big Risk by Playing It Safe
The Democratic nominee is acting like protecting her small lead is more important than energizing her base. We’ve seen this story before—and it didn’t end well.
Oct 7, 2024 / Jeet Heer
‘I Have Watched My People Suffer in Ways That Would Shock the World’ ‘I Have Watched My People Suffer in Ways That Would Shock the World’
Dispatches from Gaza on surviving a year of genocide.
Oct 7, 2024 / Lujayn, Mohammed R. Mhawish, Ahmed Abu Artema, and Hani Almadhoun
Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again
Day by day, for a year, the Israeli military waged an unrelenting campaign of extermination against Palestinians in Gaza. Day by day, people of conscience tried to stop it.
Oct 7, 2024 / Noura Erakat
Israel’s Internal Contradictions Israel’s Internal Contradictions
As Israel approached the one-year anniversary of October 7, it seemed to be at a crossroads, with two powerful blocs pulling in two different directions.
Oct 7, 2024 / Meron Rapoport
How Can We Wean Ourselves Off Our Country’s Military Dependency? How Can We Wean Ourselves Off Our Country’s Military Dependency?
Moving resources and skills and jobs from the military-industrial complex to civilian sectors is a big project. But it could start in your own community.
Oct 3, 2024 / Frida Berrigan
The Remnants of War Are Killing People in Times of Peace The Remnants of War Are Killing People in Times of Peace
Unexploded ordnance makes the terror of war linger after the wars themselves are in the history books.
Oct 2, 2024 / Andrea Mazzarino
Tim Walz’s Long Game Will Pay Off Tim Walz’s Long Game Will Pay Off
JD Vance is a skillful liar, but the vice-presidential debate produced enough bad clips to damage Trump’s campaign.
Oct 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer
American Influence in the Middle East Is Evaporating Before Our Eyes American Influence in the Middle East Is Evaporating Before Our Eyes
Washington’s efforts in the Middle East have been profoundly undermined by its breathtaking hypocrisy.
Sep 30, 2024 / Juan Cole
Yes, Antony Blinken Should Resign. But He’s Not the Only One. Yes, Antony Blinken Should Resign. But He’s Not the Only One.
The secretary of state reflects the broader disaster of Biden’s Middle Eastern policy.
Sep 27, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Claim That Russia Doesn’t Possess Any Solid Red Lines—or Won’t Enforce Them—Isn’t Supported by Evidence The Claim That Russia Doesn’t Possess Any Solid Red Lines—or Won’t Enforce Them—Isn’t Supported by Evidence
Any policy debate on war must reckon with escalatory dynamics.
Sep 26, 2024 / Daniel R. DePetris