The goal is to frighten people from engaging in the completely legal act of living out their values.
Nearly 50 Senators Want to Make It a Felony to Boycott Israel
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War & Peace
Missiles or the Environment: Korea’s True Security Challenges
North Korea isn’t the biggest threat to the world. Climate change is.
North Korea Sanctions: Isolating the Isolated
Sanctions haven’t changed North Korea’s behavior. When are we going to try something different?
Why Anti-Imperialists Should Support Trans Soldiers
In an imperialist nation, the military represents what that nation feels is its truest self. Don’t let Trump write trans people out of it.
Is This What ‘Liberation’ Looks Like? U.S. Airstrikes Have Devastated Mosul.
ISIS may be on its way out, but the Iraqi city has a long road ahead.
Killing Civilians in Iraq and Syria
The Trump administration has shifted from extermination to annihilation in its war against the Islamic State.
The Tortured Politics Behind the Persian Gulf Crisis
Saudi Arabia’s puzzling effort to blacklist its tiny neighbor Qatar begs the question of who’s really isolated in the Gulf.
America’s Yemen Policy is Creating More Terrorists
The United States is repeating with Yemen the same errors it made in Iraq.
Can Trump Actually Cut (Good) Deals on Diplomacy?
From North Korea to Russia to the Middle East, there’s no shortage of deal-making needed. But beware the fine print of anything with Trump’s insignia.
Why I’m (Reluctantly) Sitting Out ‘Wonder Woman’
As a Palestinian, I can’t set aside my identity for two hours and root for an actor who spoke up for violence against people like me.