How the Assad Regime Tracked and Killed Marie Colvin for Reporting on War Crimes in Syria
Syrian regime documents and testimony from defectors reveal that Marie Colvin and others were hunted as part of a policy to eliminate journalists.
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A Syria for All Its People — Two Books on an Unnecessary War
Rania Abouzeid and Alia Malek's books, based on years of in-country reporting, are an answer to those who say no one truly knows what happened in Syria.
The GOP Is Trying to Bring Down This Anti-Establishment Republican. Can He Survive the Trump Era?
This is the one incumbent Republican that the GOP establishment wants to take out.
As Supreme Court Weighs Travel Ban, Trump’s Wider Anti-Muslim Agenda Proceeds Unchallenged
The human costs of the Trump administration's policies fell by the wayside.
Jared Kushner-Qatar Redux: Robert Mueller Enters the Fray
It would be a special irony if Special Counsel Robert Mueller took down Jared Kushner over his financial solicitations with Qatar.
Russia Brings Syrians to The Hague to Make Underwhelming Case Chemical Attack Was Fake
Instead of waiting for chemical weapons inspectors to finish their investigation in Syria, Russia preempted their work by flying Syrian witnesses to Europe.
Jeffrey Sterling, Convicted of Leaking About Botched CIA Program, Has Been Released From Prison
The former CIA agent, after more than two years in prison, was released in a case that involved issues of press freedom and racial discrimination.
Dear Bashar al-Assad Apologists: Your Hero Is a War Criminal Even If He Didn't Gas Syrians
Whether or not the Syrian leader used chemical weapons in Douma or Khan Sheikhoun, he is still a monster for torture, bombing, and much else.
Britain's Top Diplomat Tries to Save the Iran Deal Before He Causes Another International Incident
U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson calls the Iran deal "a great achievement," but he just handed ammunition to hard-liners in Iran who want to scuttle it.
Bipartisan War Party Panics as Kim Meets Trump
UC Santa Cruz professor Christine Hong, author Tom Engelhardt, journalist Elisabeth Rosenthal, and musician Yasmine Hamdan are this week's guests.