War and Peace

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to speak before addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024.

Netanyahu’s Theater of the Grotesque Netanyahu’s Theater of the Grotesque

Yesterday, Congress lauded and applauded the Israeli prime minister, who has been accused of war crimes by the ICC, even as his victims continued to die in Gaza.

Jul 25, 2024 / Ahmed Moor

President Joe Biden is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, October 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv.

Joe Biden Is Still a Danger to Gaza. He Must Resign Now. Joe Biden Is Still a Danger to Gaza. He Must Resign Now.

Palestine can’t afford six more months of this president. We have to demand that he goes immediately, and then pressure Kamala Harris to change course.

Jul 23, 2024 / Dylan Saba

Five people (four in suits, one woman in traditional Palestinian dress) stand behind Olympic rings. The middle two hold a certificate.

Palestinian Olympians Are Competing as Their World Burns Palestinian Olympians Are Competing as Their World Burns

Palestinian Olympians will make history in Paris, despite unfathomable conditions of genocide.

Jul 18, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Aaron Bushnell

Aaron Bushnell Told Us Why He Self-Immolated—Why Didn't We Believe Him? Aaron Bushnell Told Us Why He Self-Immolated—Why Didn't We Believe Him?

When a dissident’s political act is reduced to a set of personal maladies, his or her message can be all too easily massaged away.

Jul 18, 2024 / Nan Levinson

Palestinian children watch as an Israeli bulldozer works in the West Bank hamlet of Khan al-Ahmar, Thursday, July 5, 2018.

The Horror in Israel and Palestine Began Half a Century Ago The Horror in Israel and Palestine Began Half a Century Ago

From the very start, Jewish violence has accompanied the proliferation of settlements.

Jul 16, 2024 / Ellen Cantarow

Wayne Smith, former top US diplomat to Havana during former President Jimmy Carter's administration, is seen on May 2, 2002, in Havana, Cuba during a meeting with the media.

Wayne Smith Devoted His Career to Dialogue and Diplomacy Wayne Smith Devoted His Career to Dialogue and Diplomacy

The former Foreign Service officer liked to say “Cuba seems to have the same effect on American administrations as the full moon has on werewolves.”

Jul 15, 2024 / Obituary / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande

Joe Biden speaks at an event launching the Ukraine Compact at the 2024 NATO Summit on July 11, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Why Aren’t We Talking About the Great News on the Economy and Crime? Why Aren’t We Talking About the Great News on the Economy and Crime?

The Democrats have a winning election message—but do they have the right messenger?

Jul 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer

NATO heads of state participate in a Working Session of the NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024.

NATO Charts a New Course NATO Charts a New Course

Will NATO encircle China next?

Jul 12, 2024 / Sevim Dagdelen

Volunteers of the medical battalion Hospitallers providing first aid while evacuating wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the war area on May 15, 2024 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Civic Resistance in Ukraine Civic Resistance in Ukraine

The grassroots upsurge is young, largely female, horizontally organized, tech-savvy, and mostly volunteer-run.

Jul 11, 2024 / Paul Hockenos and Anthony Borden

Joe Biden speaks during a press conference on the final day of the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, on June 30, 2022.

The US Hasn’t Been This Internationally Isolated Since the Cold War Ended The US Hasn’t Been This Internationally Isolated Since the Cold War Ended

Biden, facing growing hostility in the global arena, has chosen to bolster ties with Anglophone countries rather than improve relations with the rest of the world.

Jul 10, 2024 / Michael T. Klare

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