From resistance to assistance: Little pushback to Trump’s Iran assassination
“Democracy dies in darkness.”
FLASH! Pentagon fails audit! (again!)
The Washington money pit...
Devastation in Gaza: Israeli airstrike on school refugee camp kills dozens
Israeli forces kill dozens, including women and children, in airstrike on Gaza school, raising questions about international humanitarian law and accountability.
Global silence enables Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe amid ongoing Israeli assault
Human rights groups condemn global complicity in Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.
“Members of the Jury, You Have Just Found Jesus Christ guilty”: Remembering the Catonsville...
“On this Easter Weekend, I would like to focus on a few of the statements made by the Catonsville Nine, as recorded by Daniel Berrigan in ‘The Trial of the Catonsville Nine.’”
How Many Thousands of US Troops Would GOP Hopefuls Send to Iraq and Syria?...
Many GOP presidential hopefuls "wouldn’t rule out U.S. boots on the ground" in Iraq, or Syria for that matter. So if a Republican takes office come 2016 we can almost be guaranteed a return of combat troops to the Middle East.
Trump’s Saudi trip should not be to clinch arms deal but to end Yemen...
Trump should use his trip to put a halt to weapons sales and press the Saudis to sit with neighboring countries to find new political solutions.
War in Syria: 10 years and still counting
Despite a decade of battling and a wrecked country, al-Assad remains immovably in power on military help from Iran and Russia.
Migration and the shadow of war
How did the real story of a migrant boat disaster escaped our attention.
Panama Papers Revelation of Assad Family’s Stolen Wealth Helps Explain the Syrian Revolution
Juan Cole discusses the history of Assad Family and their obsession with wealth and power.