Congress Is Pushing Sanctions Against Supporters of Syria's Bashar al-Assad
The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act passed the House on Tuesday and remains pending in the Senate.
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New Bernie Sanders App Democratizes Organizing — and Panics People Unfamiliar With Organizing
Some 60,000 Sanders backers attended house parties over the weekend, the official launch of his distributed campaign.
Mike Pompeo Lied About the U.S. and the Middle East. Here’s the Truth.
Trump’s secretary of state gave a speech in Cairo that obscured the U.S. role in the Middle East. America has not been a force for good.
One Wall, Supersized, Extra Racism, Hold the Wars
Reporter Gareth Porter, historian Greg Grandin, and journalist Hana Baba are this week’s guests.
When Christians Are Under Attack, Muslims and the Left Need to Defend Them
The lethal bombings in Sri Lanka remind us that from the Middle East to parts of Asia and Africa, Christians face violence and repression.
Right-Wing Sting Group Project Veritas Is Breaking Facebook's "Authentic Behavior" Rule. Now What?
Sworn testimony by a Project Veritas operative shows the group is violating Facebook rules designed to curb troll farms, a key expert says.
Ilhan Omar, AIPAC, and the 2020 Democratic Presidential Contenders
The Democratic Party is having an internal battle over Israel and the BDS movement — and the 2020 contenders are paying attention.
Right-Wing Israeli Author Writes “The Virtue of Nationalism” — and Accidentally Exposes Its Pitfalls
Hint: Racism.
Beto O'Rourke Is Running for President and It All Started With Weed
Beto O'Rourke's presidential campaign will be based in El Paso, putting the U.S.-Mexico border at the center of his challenge to Donald Trump.
Stoning Gay People to Death in Brunei Is an Outrage and Not My Definition of Islam
The Sultan of Brunei is utterly wrong to institute this death penalty. There is nothing Islamic about criminalizing gay people.