The U.S.-led drive to eradicate ISIS forces in Mosul has succeeded--but at a terrible price to the people who live in what was once Iraq's second-largest city. July 14, 2017
Two journalists talk about what's the same and what's different--but mostly the same--about the U.S. war in Afghanistan since Trump took office. June 28, 2017
His stepped-up military aggression, from threats against North Korea to the use of the "mother of all bombs," won't stop terrorism, but only fuel it. May 3, 2017
An award-winning journalist answers our questions about the situation in Syria after Trump's missile strike and what the future could hold. April 26, 2017
Trump has taken the U.S. government practice of lying to a new level, but the left can't start creating its own "alternative facts" to oppose him. April 20, 2017
Trump is dialing up the rhetoric about getting tough with North Korea, which will keep the region on a hair trigger for some time to come. April 19, 2017
Donald Trump is cloaking his order for a missile strike in Syria as striking a blow against a tyrant, but no one should fall for this cynical charade. April 10, 2017
The U.S. empire under Barack Obama has been a catastrophe for the world--we can never forget nor excuse his two terms of American violence. January 27, 2017
In the face of a humanitarian horror, a part of the U.S. left wants to absolve Assad and Russia of their crimes in Syria--and blame only the U.S. October 19, 2016
The looming assault by U.S. and Iraqi forces to retake Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, from ISIS forces will have dire humanitarian consequences. October 11, 2016
The U.S. and Russian cease-fire agreement in Syria--if it holds--is a plan to escalate violence and repression, not achieve peace or justice. September 20, 2016
The Arab Spring uprising in Syria has tested the left by posing a blunt question: Are you on the side of a dictator--or that of a popular uprising? August 25, 2016
The U.S. and its de facto allies like Russia may achieve a military victory over ISIS, but it will lead to more violence, repression and suffering. June 7, 2016
An award-winning journalist looks at the course of the U.S. war against ISIS--and explains the roots of the political crisis that is shaking Iraq. May 2, 2016
Barack Obama is ending his second term where he began his first--with a promise to close the Guantánamo prison camp that won't be kept. February 29, 2016
