What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate
Vital questions about perhaps the worst alleged presidential scandal in US history remain unanswered.
Sep 4, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Kashmir Has Become a Zone of Permanent, Limitless War Kashmir Has Become a Zone of Permanent, Limitless War
Modi’s blockade is designed to extinguish resistance and facilitate capital.
Sep 4, 2019 / Saiba Varma
The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer
Washington is withdrawing from the INF treaty not because of Russian violations but because the Pentagon wants to deploy a dangerous new class of its own nukes.
Aug 30, 2019 / Michael T. Klare
In a Major Shift, South Korea Defies Its Alliance With Japan In a Major Shift, South Korea Defies Its Alliance With Japan
Trade restrictions, an end to intelligence sharing, heated rhetoric—it’s all rooted in Japanese war crimes, papered over by a 1965 treaty in which Washington played a hidden hand.
Aug 27, 2019 / Tim Shorrock
Trump’s Greenland Grab Is a Throwback to the Foulest Imperialism Trump’s Greenland Grab Is a Throwback to the Foulest Imperialism
Denmark’s prime minister got it right when she said, “Thankfully, the time where you buy and sell other countries and populations is over.”
Aug 21, 2019 / John Nichols
Did Netanyahu Just Kill Washington’s ‘Pro-Israel’ Consensus? Did Netanyahu Just Kill Washington’s ‘Pro-Israel’ Consensus?
The ban against Representatives Tlaib and Omar has angered even those who can’t find their voices when Israel bombs kids in Gaza.
Aug 16, 2019 / M.J. Rosenberg
The Truth Behind the Assassination of the South African PM The Truth Behind the Assassination of the South African PM
When my relative stabbed PM Hendrik Verwoerd to death, he was described as a “madman”—but he was really trying to bring down apartheid.
Aug 16, 2019 / Nikos Konstandaras
India’s Government Has Undermined the Very Essence of Federalism and Democracy India’s Government Has Undermined the Very Essence of Federalism and Democracy
With a precedent like the decrees on Kashmir, what will prevent the government from imprisoning possible critics elsewhere, then ripping up another state?
Aug 15, 2019 / Dilip D’Souza
This Is a New Low This Is a New Low
When Trump encouraged Israel to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, he set another stunningly awful precedent.
Aug 15, 2019 / John Nichols
India’s Constitutional Coup in Kashmir Is Sowing the Seeds of Renewed Rebellion India’s Constitutional Coup in Kashmir Is Sowing the Seeds of Renewed Rebellion
Among Kashmiri Muslims, India is a foreign country and a hostile enemy. The latest decrees have provoked sorrow, despair, and anger.
Aug 13, 2019 / Barbara Crossette