Voices
Saudi First: Trump Wants to Start a War With Iran When MBS Gives the Order
Why is Trump deferring to Riyadh? Questions need to be asked about his financial ties with Saudis who bailed him out during the 1990s.
World
Mourning and Resistance in Kashmir After India Revoked the State's Special Status
“Modi’s government is the killer of small children. He keeps saying all is calm in Kashmir. Is this calm?”
Donald Trump Just Admitted That It Makes Sense for America’s Enemies to Get Nuclear Weapons
Trump noted that the overthrow of Moammar Gaddafi in 2011 sent foreign leaders a lesson: Disarmament can lead to your own personal doom.
Netanyahu Hints Trump Peace Plan Will Allow Israel to Annex Key West Bank Territory
Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that his friend Jared Kushner’s Mideast plan would give him the green light to annex nearly a quarter of the occupied West Bank.
A Memoir From Hell: Samantha Power Will Do Anything for Human Rights Unless It Hurts Her Career
A new book by Obama’s ambassador to the U.N. won't honestly tell us what she saw on the mountaintop because she wants to get back there.
Joe Biden's Plan to Partition Iraq Would Have Unleashed Chaos
Joe Biden has defended his vote in favor of the Iraq War, but his plan to divide the country along sectarian lines might have made a bad situation worse.
Voices
Conservative Revolt Against Boris Johnson Exposes Republicans’ Complicity in the Cult of Trump
Conservatives in the U.K. already stood up to their "Britain Trump." In the U.S.? Not so much.
How White Nationalists Have Been Inspired by the Genocide of Muslims in Bosnia
A 1990s campaign to change a Balkan nation’s demographics through murder and expulsion is regarded by the far right as a model to celebrate.
The Best Movie Ever Made About the Truth Behind the Iraq War Is “Official Secrets”
The new movie starring Keira Knightley as a British whistleblower is equally inspiring, demoralizing, hopeful, and enraging.
Climate Crimes
How Larry Fink, Joe Biden's Wall Street Ally, Profits From Amazon Cattle Ranching, a Force Behind Deforestation
The giant investment firm BlackRock has contributed to the climate crisis by investing in a Brazilian meatpacker, JBS, linked to Amazon deforestation.