Topic: War and antiwar

Report: Patrick O. Strickland

Catastrophe for 65 years

Every year, Palestinians mark Nakba Day on May 15 to commemorate the 1948 dispossession of the Palestinian people. May 16, 2013
Analysis: Michael Karadjis

What does the U.S. want in Syria?

The U.S. and Israel have been reluctant to lend any concrete support to the rebels trying to overthrow the Assad regime. May 14, 2013
Analysis: Nicole Colson

Obama's false promises about Guantánamo

Barack Obama has had more than four years to close Guantánamo--but it's taken a hunger strike by prisoners to get even another promise. May 13, 2013
Report: Alex Schmaus

Double standards at Berkeley

UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau was quick to condemn a student senate vote calling for divestment from Israeli apartheid. May 13, 2013
Analysis: Eric Ruder

Will Israel's air strikes set off a regional war?

Israeli jets carried out assaults in Syria in early May with the full backing of the Obama administration. May 8, 2013
Statement

Solidarity with the Syrian revolution

Syrian, Arab and international activists from more than 30 countries, express their support for uprising against the regime. May 1, 2013
Comment: Patrick O. Strickland

Is freedom in sight for Samer Issawi?

After months of courageous resistance, Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi won a deal for his eventual release. April 30, 2013
Analysis: Eric Ruder

Angling for war in Syria?

Reports that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons against the rebellion are prompting U.S. politicians to demand military intervention. April 30, 2013
Estado de miedo

El sensacionalismo y el alarmismo de los medios de comunicación y clase política son parte de su campaña para aumentar la seguridad estatal. April 29, 2013
Comment: Frank Barat

The "crime" of solidarity

A Palestine solidarity activist describes how he was detained, interrogated and deported by Israeli security agents. April 29, 2013
Report: Micah Love

Standing for those who can't

Activists at the University of California Berkeley gathered for a solidarity protest on Palestinian Prisoners Day. April 29, 2013
From our archive: Lee Sustar

The lies they tell about Islam

The U.S. government's attitude toward Islam and Muslims has always depended first and foremost on its foreign policy objectives. April 26, 2013
Comment: Helen Redmond

A continuing surge of violence

The spring fighting season in Afghanistan began this month with explosions of conflict all over the country. April 25, 2013
Comment: Nicole Colson

Hunger-striking for freedom and dignity

More than half of detainees at the U.S. prison camp at Guantánamo Bay are on hunger strike against indefinite detention. April 25, 2013
Editorials

State of fear

The sensationalism and scaremongering of the political and media establishment is part of their drive to tighten the grip of the security state. April 25, 2013
Comment: Eamonn McCann

Obama and the game of drones

The Obama administration's use of drone warfare bears a ghastly resemblance to the bombings at the Boston Marathon. April 24, 2013
Comment: Alan Maass

A fog of prejudices

The "whos" of the Marathon bombings are known--but the media's answers about the "whys" are filled with bigotry and untruths. April 24, 2013
Report: Alex Schmaus

A step toward justice at UC

The Student Senate at the University of California Berkeley has voted to call for divestment from Israeli apartheid. April 23, 2013
Column: Dave Zirin

Protecting Boston's marathon

In honor of those determined to run and not live in fear, we shouldn't easily surrender what made the Boston Marathon so mighty. April 23, 2013
What we're told is and isn't terrorism

In a matter of days, the U.S. was left reeling from the effects of two earthshaking explosions--in Boston and in Texas. April 23, 2013
Comment: Aziza Berg

The tide of Islamophobia

Many of the distortions and lies about Islam peddled following September 11 made a comeback after the Boston bombings. April 23, 2013
Comment: Keegan O'Brien

This is a tragedy, not a celebration

Last Friday, the media fixated on crowds of cheering Bostonians taking to the streets. But there is nothing to celebrate. April 22, 2013
A través de sus torcidos lentes

Algunos personeros mediáticos declaraban a los musulmanes responsables en Boston, incluso antes de que los muertos fueran contados. April 22, 2013
Seattle against drone warfare

More than 100 people demonstrated in Seattle as part of a week of action against the U.S. government's drone wars. April 22, 2013
Comment: Danny Katch

Why don't we mourn equally?

We're discouraged by powerful institutions from extending our love and empathy to victims in other parts of the world. April 22, 2013

Topic: War and antiwar

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