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The law occludes the abhorrent violence routinely perpetrated by states in the name of self-defense.
Support for Palestinian rights is facing a McCarthyite backlash.
“Never again” means standing up for Palestinian people. “Never again” means this very moment.
A conversation with Palestinian human rights attorney Noura Erakat on the need for a political solution.
Amid ongoing reporting and ethical outrage, we need context for the fight between Hamas and Israel—and how it shapes possibilities for peace.
Jeanne Theoharis speaks with Lerone A. Martin on the white Christian legacy of J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI.
On stopping the fighting and building the peace.
On stopping the fighting and building the peace.
Real democratic participation in foreign policy is almost unimaginable today—but this wasn’t always the case.
How the militarization of politics continues to destabilize Iraq decades after the U.S.-led invasion.
German leaders have responded to war in Ukraine with huge increases in defense spending, breaking with the culture of pacifism that emerged after World War II and marking a new wave of militarization.
Noam Chomsky on lies, crimes, and savage capitalism.
Two new books examine the ordinary roots of our extraordinary regime of high-tech monitoring.
As the war continues with no end in sight, the country’s ability to prevail at the front will depend on how badly the war damages life on the ground.
The legal doctrine of "superior responsibility" makes the Russian president liable for war crimes committed in Ukraine.
The lawless—and ongoing—administration of the prison by four American presidents underwrites the broader democratic crisis we face today.
In the high-tech culture of Tel Aviv, military-grade spying on civilians has become just another office job.
Tactical critiques of the war's conduct are a distraction from U.S. imperialism.
Historian Samuel Moyn contends that efforts to conduct war humanely have only perpetuated it. But the solution must lie in politics, not a sacrifice of human rights.
Drone attacks were sold to the American people as a way to limit U.S. involvement in Pakistan. In reality, U.S. empire has only continued to exert influence.
Far from a relic of the past, September 11 continues to normalize state-sanctioned barbarity.
The U.S. occupation of Afghanistan sacrificed politics—the only viable route to peace—for massive corruption and violence.
From drone strikes to counterinsurgency efforts, the work of the late historian Nasser Hussain highlights the importance of understanding the mechanics of the War on Terror, not just its effects.
While Japanese and U.S. officials celebrate a demilitatization in the pacific islands, Okinawans protest persistent military colonialism.
Seventy years after the civil preparedness film Duck and Cover, it is long past time to reckon with the way white supremacy shaped U.S. nuclear defense efforts during the Cold War.
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