The Ukraine war’s collateral damage
Is the health of an overheating world at stake?
Syrian war for dummies – Three versions
Three versions of the conflict are presented here and the reader can choose the one that makes the most sense.
A sliver of hope in the Syrian cease-fire
The American military may enjoy the blank check given to them by the Trump Administration, but they may come to regret it when he shifts all of the blame onto their shoulders the moment something goes wrong.
$45 billion: The cost of the war in Afghanistan in 2018
2018 will mark the 17th year of the Afghanistan war.
Tragedy in Gaza: The killing of Refaat Alareer and the escalating humanitarian crisis
"I feel such shame." These words echo the collective conscience of a world grappling with the complexities and moral implications of the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Saudi women may soon be behind the wheel, but still not in the drivers’...
Though a hard-won victory for Saudi women, we should recognize that the biggest impediment for women has not been the inability to drive.
Who’s enabling Putin’s enablers?
We need a progressive politics that shows solidarity with all victims of military violence — while resisting the militarism of our own government.
IHCHR: 11,800 civilians killed in US-led air strikes in Syria, Iraq
“We have massively destroyed the infrastructure and given the population a disgusting image of what may be a Western-style liberation, leaving behind the seeds of an imminent resurgence of a new adversary.”
Doubling Down on a Failed Strategy
Expanding the base infrastructure in the Greater Middle East will only perpetuate a militarized foreign policy premised on assumptions about the efficacy of war that should have been discredited long ago.
Meet the CEOs raking it in from Trump’s aggression toward Iran
As long as we allow the top executives of our privatized war economy to reap unlimited rewards, the profit motive for war in Iran—or anywhere—will persist.