President Mahmoud Abbas seems to be on his way out as the leader of the Palestinian Authority. Who will take his place? Palestinian politics today is undergoing a change as President Mahmoud Abbas’ health condition deteriorates. With no clear...
This essay is the introduction to Tom Engelhardt’s new book, A Nation Unmade by War, a Dispatch Book published by Haymarket Books. As I was putting the finishing touches on my new book, the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson...
John Bolton’s mere presence in the administration, even if he just stands quietly in the corner and scowls, sends the message that this government is not to be trusted. For a man with a reputation for venting spleen and flying off the handle, John...
There is absolutely no justification for the current policy being used on the Gaza border. Here in Israel/Palestine, we have just lived through some of the most dramatic days in recent memory. The calendar said it all: May 12 was the deadline for...
The willfully ignorant are too many in number and growing at all levels of American society as the fog of misinformation overwhelms the national capacity to see through it. The word “deplorable” got its own place in political lore when Hillary...
