It’s Time for America to Reckon With the Staggering Death Toll of the Post-9/11 Wars
At least half a million people have been killed in the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, a new study by Brown University researchers finds.
World
“Of Fathers and Sons” — a Startling Film Goes Inside a Generational Apocalypse in Syria
A new documentary by Talal Derki explores the lives of extremists in Syria — their cruelties, failures, and hopes in a shattered country.
What Happens When a Barrio 18 Soldier Tries to Leave the Gang
There are an estimated 60,000 gang members in El Salvador. Benjamin knew many who wanted to leave, but they were afraid. He wanted to show them they could.
These Activists Blocked Migrant Deportations. Now They Face Life Imprisonment in the U.K.
The Stansted 15 shut down an airport to stop the British government returning asylum-seekers to countries where they may have faced persecution.
U.S. Returns to Mogadishu With Revamped Diplomatic Outpost, 25 Years After "Black Hawk Down" Battle
In a sign of greater U.S. diplomatic activity in Somalia, the State Department is opening a new outpost in the capital's international zone.
Making a Killing
Oops: House Democrats Mistakenly Cast Votes Blocking Resolution on Ending Yemen War
On Wednesday, six House Democrats voted with the GOP to prevent any action on the Yemen war this legislative session. Two said they did it by accident.
SEAL Team 6 Members and Special Forces Marines Charged With Green Beret Murder and Cover-Up
“It was a beatdown that went bad”: Gruesome details emerge about the alleged murder of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in Mali in 2017.
Rise of Europe’s Far Right Emboldens Serb Extremists and Threatens a Fragile Peace in Bosnia
Two decades after a terrible war, Bosnia is confronted with a new generation of nationalist Serbs who want to change the country's borders.
Intercepted Podcast
Donald Trump and the Counterrevolutionary War
Professor Bernard Harcourt, director Michael Moore, and journalist Josie Duffy Rice are this week's guests.
Trump Points to Polls in France, Where 80 Percent Say He's a Dangerous, Incompetent Racist
Donald Trump mocked Emmanuel Macron for having a low approval rating in France, apparently unaware that French citizens have a far lower opinion of him.