But if the effort is designed to distract from the Saudi government’s worst abuses — or U.S. support from them — it may backfire.
Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf League Is ‘Sportswashing’ At Its Worst
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North America
Reflecting on Russia’s War Crimes in Ukraine, 20 Years After the U.S. Invaded Iraq
Washington has tried to replace international law with a vague “rules-based order” that seemingly only other countries can violate. Ukrainians and Iraqis deserve better.
Iraq, Ukraine, and a World Without Accountability
If the U.S. wants the ICC to prosecute Russia for its many crimes in Ukraine, Washington should join the court too — and receive its judgment.
20 Years On, What Did the Iraq War Truly Cost?
The war claimed more than lives and treasure — it claimed a future’s worth of lost opportunities. Now, younger generations are demanding them back.
Congressional Inaction Preserves U.S. Colonialism in Puerto Rico
The 118th Congress has opted for colonialism over democracy in Puerto Rico.
We Need to Cut the Military Budget, But Don’t Trust the Far Right to Do It
There’s an urgent need to stop funding wars and human rights abuses abroad and to free up funding for human needs at home. The Freedom Caucus can’t be counted on for either.
Spying vs. Spying
The United States and China should be putting their surveillance capabilities to better use.
20 Years Ago, the World Said No to War
A look back at the history-making mobilization against the Iraq War that turned ordinary people into a “second superpower” — one we badly need today.
U.S. Anti-Socialism Resolution Overlooks Socialist Allies
House officials vilified not just socialists in the United States but partner countries with socialist policies.
Beyond the ‘Border Crisis’
Reducing a humanitarian crisis to an issue of “border security” puts real solutions out of reach.