War and Peace

The United States Thinks It’s the Exception to the Rules of War

The United States Thinks It’s the Exception to the Rules of War The United States Thinks It’s the Exception to the Rules of War

Unlike the rest of the world, we have “Constitutional rights,” which apparently include the right to commit war crimes with impunity.

Jan 10, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

Ukraine soldiers at funeral

The Rev. William Barber II Delivers a Moral Call for Peace The Rev. William Barber II Delivers a Moral Call for Peace

We desperately need a cease-fire and negotiations to end the brutal Russian war in Ukraine today.

Dec 31, 2022 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

How the GOP Learned to Hate the FBI

How the GOP Learned to Hate the FBI How the GOP Learned to Hate the FBI

And why it matters that Democrats and Republicans have switched positions on the national security state.

Dec 30, 2022 / Jeet Heer

How the West Failed Bosnia

How the West Failed Bosnia How the West Failed Bosnia

The Dayton Accords and privatization have kept Bosnia and Herzegovina in a tragic limbo.

Dec 27, 2022 / Feature / Carol Schaeffer

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Letters From the January 9/16, 2023, Issue Letters From the January 9/16, 2023, Issue

Here we go again… Unintended consequences… An American daughter… Dangerous policies…

Dec 27, 2022 / Our Readers

Calls Grow for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine

Calls Grow for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine Calls Grow for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine

Inspired by the Christmas Truce of 1914, more than 1,000 faith leaders are urging the United States to use diplomatic channels to seek a cessation of violence in Ukraine.

Dec 23, 2022 / John Nichols

A Far-Right Israel Is Zionism Without the Frills

A Far-Right Israel Is Zionism Without the Frills A Far-Right Israel Is Zionism Without the Frills

The election of Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition should serve as a clarifying moment for the political Zionist movement, and for its enablers.

Dec 21, 2022 / James Zogby

Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel

Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel

American Jewish leaders have spent so long genuflecting before the Christian right that even the most blatant anti-Semitism finds them unable to stand up or speak out.

Dec 21, 2022 / Eric Alterman

B-52 releases MOP

Defense Contractors Are Escorting Us Down the Path to Armageddon Defense Contractors Are Escorting Us Down the Path to Armageddon

It’s hard to think of a system more filthy or rotten than one that threatens to destroy most life on our planet, so that this country could in some fashion “win” World War III.

Dec 19, 2022 / William Astore

A storm in the Angeles National Forest looks like clouds on fire.

Against Climate Optimism—Because “Team Normal” Won’t Save the World Against Climate Optimism—Because “Team Normal” Won’t Save the World

Some of us refuse to go along with a mainstream climate movement that settles for genocide.

Dec 19, 2022 / Wen Stephenson

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