Glossing over the Islamic State’s ultraviolence doesn’t help to make the case for non-intervention.
Sounding the Alarm About the Islamic State Does Not Have to Be a Call to Arms
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War & Peace
The Real Reason for the VA Scandal
Delay and denial are standard operating procedures when it comes to how the government cares for vets. Here’s why.
How the TPP Sells Out America’s Women
The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership is bad news for workers and worse news for women.
Nuclear Weapons Conference Turns Nuclear Dialogue on Its Head
At the third Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, nuclear deterrence took a back seat to “collateral damage.”
Is Turkey Holding Up a Resolution in Syria?
The pieces for a political deal to end the Syrian civil war are coming together — if Ankara will let them.
Will the Taliban Attack on a Peshawar School Generate More Reform Than the Newtown School Shooting?
Since Sandy Hook, there have been nearly 100 school shootings. How many more Pakistani children need to die?
Okinawa: The Small Island Trying to Block the U.S. Military’s “Pivot to Asia”
Last month, the citizens of Okinawa awarded a landslide victory to a governor who wants U.S. troops off the pristine island.
What the U.S. Should Learn from Russia’s Collapse
For U.S. communities dependent on the same industries that have brought Russia to its knees, the time to start planning an economic transition is now.
The Games of Our Lives
Can video games crowdsource more democratic solutions to the world’s problems?
A Tale of Two Girls Victimized by the West: Malala and Nabeela
Malala Yousafzai has been used as a propaganda tool, while Nabeela Rahman lost her family to a drone strike.