Hannah Gais holds that Islam is just a handy tool that militants use to battle oppression.
Once and for All, Does Islam Play Too Fast and Loose With Violence?
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Europe Gets up off the Mat to Battle Austerity
Left organizations from all over Europe met in Barcelona to draw up a plan to battle the forces of austerity.
Stephen Walt Ventures Into the Taboo, Calls for Appeasement in Ukraine
According to Stephen Walt, insecurity, not the urge to expand, is behind Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
Do International Financial Institutions Have a Vested Interest in Keeping the World’s Impoverished Ill?
The shameful consequences for public healthcare when structural adjustment rears its ugly head.
The Islamic State’s Biggest Crime May Be Its Braggadocio
The United States is actually a world leader in the use of incendiary devices, but, unlike the Islamic State, it keeps it on the down low.
The Confederalists: A Kurdish Movement Bolsters Women and Bashes the West
The flip side to the Islamic State’s brutal invasions has been a trans-border unification of Kurdish fighters and refugees.
The Islamic State Singled Out Jordanian Pilot as Symbol of Air War Against It
Apparently, the Islamic State seeks to execute pilots as retaliation for their bombing missions.
Burning Alive of Jordanian Fighter Pilot More Evidence Islamic State Refuses to Grow Up
By burning alive Jordanian fighter pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh, the Islamic State reinforced an apparent commitment to behave like a terrorist organization, not a state.
Ukraine Government: “No Russian Troops Are Fighting Against Us”
The Chief of Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, General Viktor Muzhenko stated that the only Russian citizens fighting in the contested region are residents of that region or Ukraine and some Russian citizens.
It’s Official: Netanyahu Has Given up on Obama and the Democrats
Benjamin Netanyahu: the Israeli Prime Minister who made it okay for the United States to defy Israel’s wishes.