The United States is helping Oman militarize its border with Yemen, trapping refugees from the U.S.-backed bombing of the country.
The U.S. Isn’t Just Backing the Yemen War — It’s Helping Trap Those Forced to Flee
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Human Rights
Parsing the UK’s Anti-Semitism Debate
In a nakedly political move, Jeremy Corbyn’s right-wing critics are painting the lifelong anti-racist’s criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic.
An International Court Is Investigating the U.S. and U.K’s Mass Expulsion of Indigenous Islanders
Long ignored by the media, the people of Chagos struggle relentlessly to reclaim islands that the U.S. and U.K. stole for a military base.
The Venezuelan Walkers
200 Venezuelans are leaving the country every day on foot. They deserve a humane, coordinated response.
The Iraq War Should Be a Much Bigger Part of McCain’s Legacy Than His ‘Civility’
The “straight talk” people praise McCain for is actually what most of them can’t stand about politicians: They say noble words but cast ignoble votes.
In South Africa, Trump Embraces a Global Neo-Nazi Myth
White South Africans are 8 percent of the country’s population and hold 70 percent of its arable land. Apparently that’s not enough for a global chorus of white supremacists.
The Best of All Possible Worlds?
The powerlessness of positive thinking in the age of Trump.
Will Russia Bring Home Children Who Lived in Islamic State?
Russia had a program to return Russian women and children from Iraq and Syria. What happened to it?
Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Awful, But There’s a Better Alternative than the Establishment’s Version
It would be a mistake to yearn for undisputed U.S. “leadership,” or for U.S.-led military alliances. A better alternative is global governance.
Syria’s Bureaucracy of Death and the Fate of the Disappeared
The Syrian government has just confirmed the deaths of hundreds of detainees. Why?