War and Peace

Turkish President Erdogan meets with Russian and Ukrainian delegates for peace talks in March 29, 2022

The Lost Peace? The Lost Peace?

Russian-Ukrainian peace talks, February–March 2022.

Feb 20, 2024 / Robert Skidelsky

Flowers laid in homage to Alexei Navalny, next to the Russian Embassy

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Was Brave, Authentic, Funny, Larger Than Life. Will His Movement Survive Him? Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Was Brave, Authentic, Funny, Larger Than Life. Will His Movement Survive Him?

More than a politician, he became a talisman for Russia’s liberals.

Feb 20, 2024 / Vadim Nikitin

Injured Palestinians, including children, are brought to Nasser Hospital to receive medical treatment following Israeli attacks in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on January 22, 2024.

Israel Has Created a Medical Apocalypse in Gaza Israel Has Created a Medical Apocalypse in Gaza

The hospital system is barely functional. Disease is running rampant. Medical workers are being kidnapped, tortured, and killed. And the world is letting it happen.

Feb 20, 2024 / Mary Turfah

Shotline

Shotline Shotline

Talk to the hand.

Feb 16, 2024 / Steve Brodner

Palestinian families are seen among tents as they struggle with strong winds, downpours and floods while Israeli attacks continue in Rafah of Gaza on February 15, 2024.

In Rafah, We Are Waiting for the Worst In Rafah, We Are Waiting for the Worst

We had no reason to believe that Israel would care about our lives. We knew with certainty that the invasion would come.

Feb 16, 2024 / Kamal Sobeh

An injured person is aided near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

What the Super Bowl Parade Shooting Has to Do With the Empire of the Gun What the Super Bowl Parade Shooting Has to Do With the Empire of the Gun

A mass shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ championship celebration reveals something dark about this country and the violence it exports around the world.

Feb 15, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Gaza Citizens Are Starving

Gaza Citizens Are Starving Gaza Citizens Are Starving

Illuminating an expanding humanitarian crisis.

Feb 15, 2024 / OppArt / Tayseer Barakat

Cross-section illustration depicting a family in their underground lead fallout shelter, equipped with a geiger counter, periscope, air filter, etc., early 1960s.

Why Billionaires Are Obsessed With the Apocalypse Why Billionaires Are Obsessed With the Apocalypse

In Survival of the Richest, Douglas Rushkoff gets to the bottom of the tech oligarchy’s fixation on protecting themselves from the end times.

Feb 14, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jared Marcel Pollen

A nuclear test on May 25, 1953, at the Nevada Proving Grounds.

The Nuclear Arms Race Never Ended The Nuclear Arms Race Never Ended

What passes for debate on Capitol Hill is routinely an exercise in assessing the most cost-effective outlays to facilitate Armageddon, not how to prevent it.

Feb 13, 2024 / Norman Solomon

Smoke billows during the Israeli bombardment of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 12, 2024.

The First Thing We Should Remember About the Super Bowl Is the Massacre The First Thing We Should Remember About the Super Bowl Is the Massacre

During the year’s biggest television event in the US, Israel launched an attack on Rafah, hoping Americans wouldn’t notice. Now, the strikes are part of NFL history.

Feb 12, 2024 / Dave Zirin

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