Democrats Set to Re-Nominate Sen. Bob Menendez After Preventing Challengers, Showing How Calcified the Party Is
Democrats unite behind one of the sleaziest, most corrupt incumbent senators, ensuring that no credible primary challenge can be mounted.
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How the Saudi-Qatari Rivalry Has Fueled the War in Syria
The competing interests and tactics of Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been an overlooked dimension in the war that has torn Syria apart since 2011.
What You Can’t Say About Israel (with Marc Lamont Hill)
There are signs that U.S. opinion might be shifting on Israel and Palestine, but defenders of the Israeli government aren’t backing down. What’s the price of criticizing Israel in the U.S.?
As Democrats Shift Left on Palestine, 2020 Contender Kamala Harris Gives Off-the-Record Address to AIPAC
As most 2020 contenders skipped the D.C. conference of pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, Kamala Harris attended an off-the-record meeting there.
Bernie Sanders's Latest Criticism of Israel Signals an Actual Debate Coming in 2020
Speaking at the annual J Street conference, Sen. Bernie Sanders once again condemned recent Israeli attacks on nonviolent protesters.
One of the Strongest Progressives in Congress Is Facing a Primary Challenger Invoking Identity and Change. Will She Unseat Him?
Rep. Mike Capuano is facing a Democratic primary challenge from Boston City Councillor Ayanna Pressley.
George H.W. Bush: The Inconvenient Truth
Hagiography is not journalism and rewriting history is unacceptable. Mehdi Hasan and Glenn Greenwald unpack the darker side of George H.W. Bush’s legacy.
Regime Change We Can Believe In: The U.S. Agenda in Venezuela, Haiti, and Egypt
Scholar George Ciccariello-Maher and journalists Kim Ives, Jon Schwarz, and Sharif Abdel Kouddous are this week’s guests.
Politicians Campaign on Free Speech While Voting to Penalize Boycotts of Israel
Lawmakers around the country are demanding free speech with one hand, and passing so-called anti-BDS laws to punish boycotts of Israel with the other.
Centrist Democrats Launch Smear Campaign Against Young Transgender Woman, All to Keep an Old, Straight, White Man in Power
Why are establishment Democrats so determined to prevent the first transgender woman from becoming a U.S. senator?