Deconstructed Podcast: Is Trump About to Start an Illegal War With Syria?
This week the president threatened to bomb Syria via tweet. Will congress ever re-assert its war powers?
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The Reverse Midas Touch of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Is Turning the Middle East to Dust
Mohammed bin Salman has essentially seized two foreign leaders, started a horrendous war in Yemen, and is heating up a conflict with Iran.
How Islamophobia Was Ingrained in America’s Legal System Long Before the War on Terror
An interview with Khaled Beydoun, author of the new book “American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear.”
In the Age of Trump, Tom Cotton May Be America's Most Dangerous Senator
The Republican senator has built credentials around the same worldview he had as a young man. Don't be fooled.
The U.S. Ambassador to Yemen's Hard-Line Approach Is Jamming Up Peace Efforts
Ambassador to Yemen Matthew Tueller has frequently taken positions sympathetic to the Saudis and hostile to the rebel Houthis, State Department sources say.
A 13-Year-Old Boy and Other Yemeni Civilians Were Killed in U.S. Drone Strikes This Month
Counterterror strikes have been eclipsed by the horrors of the Saudi-led war in Yemen, but U.S. drones are killing many people who have no Al Qaeda ties.
The Reality Winner Prosecution Relies on Secrecy and Fearmongering
The former NSA contractor's bail appeal shows how the government is treating her unlike almost anyone ever charged under the Espionage Act.
Russia Sows Doubts Over Chemical Attack in Syria, Aided by Pro-Trump Cable Channel
An obscure San Diego cable channel got access to the site of a suspected chlorine gas attack in Syria before chemical weapons inspectors did.
Before He Was FBI Director, Chris Wray Supervised an Investigation That Found Erik Prince Likely Broke U.S. Law
As corporate lawyers in 2016, Wray and Rod Rosenstein’s top deputy, Rob Hur, probed the Blackwater founder’s paramilitary aircraft plans. What happens now?
How Donald Trump Is Trying to Blow Up the Iran Nuclear Deal
Trump wants to undo the Iran deal despite potential consequences, ranging from U.S. isolation to Iranian nuclear proliferation.