All Commentaries
Decolonizing Crimea
Crimea has long been the object of Russian and Soviet colonialism. How can Crimea change that?
How Israel Occupied Itself
Israel’s crisis is not about democracy but occupation.
Peace in Their Time
Peace activists should be clamoring for a peace on Ukrainian terms. Since Ukraine is the victim in this conflict, it should ideally decide the timing and the parameters of any peace deal.
El Salvador’s Dangerous Democratic Backslide
The world’s “coolest dictator” is imprisoning innocents at rates not seen since the country’s dictatorship and civil war. Solidarity activists are fighting back.
Democracy Needs Healthy Debates About War and Peace
Congress spent the last “military spending” debate rehashing the culture wars — not the nearly $1 trillion Pentagon budget itself.
Spinning Illusions: The Anti-American Left and the Ukraine War
Apologists for Russian actions are meeting resistance around the world.
Russia’s Agricultural Warfare
With its strategy of bomb and blockade, Russia is literally taking the food out of the mouths of the hungry.
Ukraine and the Contested Meaning of Nonalignment
Neutrality is not the answer. Internationalism is.
Oppenheimer and the Birth of the Nuclear-Industrial Complex
The new film about Robert Oppenheimer leaves out some important facts and context.
A Mini-Revolution in Tokyo
Progressive politician Satoko Kishimoto is shaking up Japanese politics at a local level.