The Barack Obama Story (Updated) The Barack Obama Story (Updated)
How did a community organizer and a constitutional law professor become an extrajudicial, drone-happy president?
Dec 4, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
James North: Congo Is One of the Greatest Humanitarian Crises Since WWII James North: Congo Is One of the Greatest Humanitarian Crises Since WWII
Five million people have died since 1998. Why is the media so silent on the long-standing conflict in Congo?
Nov 30, 2012 / Press Room
Press Freedom Under Threat! Not! Press Freedom Under Threat! Not!
After sixteen months, scores of witnesses, and over £ 4 Million in costs, the Leveson Inquiry—also known as the Murdoch version of "I'm Sorry I Haven't a C...
Nov 30, 2012 / D.D. Guttenplan
Feed the Hungry—Pass a Just Farm Bill Feed the Hungry—Pass a Just Farm Bill
Who is the real beneficiary of US food aid—those suffering from chronic hunger worldwide, or American agricultural corporations?
Nov 30, 2012 / NationAction
The Possibility of a ‘Drone Drawdown’ in Peace Talks The Possibility of a ‘Drone Drawdown’ in Peace Talks
A combination of diplomacy, legal challenges and activism could end the program of US drone strikes.
Nov 30, 2012 / Tom Hayden
Abbas Exposes Hamas’s Nihilism Abbas Exposes Hamas’s Nihilism
As a 138-nation majority votes Palestine into UN statehood, Netanyahu and Susan Rice do nothing but sputter in outrage.
Nov 30, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Uproar in Egypt Over President Morsi’s Power Play Uproar in Egypt Over President Morsi’s Power Play
A sweeping presidential decree to extend his own authority and push through a new constutution has sparked protest in the streets of Cairo—and unified Morsi’s oppositio...
Nov 29, 2012 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Hamas the Victorious? Hamas the Victorious?
The tangled diplomacy over UN recognition seemed to affirm that Hamas’s defiance pays greater dividends than the Palestinian Authority’s conciliation.
Nov 29, 2012 / Graham Usher
The War of the Image Managers The War of the Image Managers
How can two generals be hailed as military heroes, when the wars they commanded failed spectacularly?
Nov 29, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Abbas, the UN and the Futility of Armed ‘Resistance’ Abbas, the UN and the Futility of Armed ‘Resistance’
With today’s vote in the UN General Assembly, Palestine will take a significant step toward statehood.
Nov 29, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss