America’s Dismal Choice
The final stretch of the 2012 campaign has turned into a bipartisan exercise in imperial chest-thumping.
McGovern’s Progressive Leadership on Middle East Policy
Though a supporter of Israel’s right to exist, George McGovern also became an outspoken opponent of its human rights abuses.
Six Global Issues The Foreign Policy Debates Won’t Touch
In the foreign policy debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, expect these issues to get short thrift.
Romney on the Middle East: Obama, but Worse
Beneath the bluster, Romney’s foreign policy isn’t so different from Obama’s. It’s just worse.
Romney and Ryan: Stabbing at Shadows
There are plenty of legitimate criticisms of the Obama record on foreign policy. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have made none of them.
A Tale of Two Speeches
Palestinian Chairman Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the United Nations, told of the worst of times
U.S. on a Pedestal of Nuclear Immorality
What did Iran do to us to merit heavy U.S. sanctions? The media doesn’t ask this question.
No to War with Iran
War with Iran could spark a regional conflagration that would cause untold suffering across the Muslim world and spark deadly blowback for decades to come.
U.S. Shares Responsibility for Rachel Corrie’s Death
Unconditional U.S. support gave the Israelis the confidence that they could literally get away with murder, even if it involved a U.S. citizen.
Sectarian Jihad in Syria: Made in the USA?
What has been largely been reported as a civil war in Syria is, in fact, no such thing.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the World of Wars, Uprisings, and the Media
In this edition of the New Internationalism newsletter, we look at good and bad news from the world of wars and rumors of wars, uprisings and suppression of uprisings, media coverage and media collaboration.
Check Out the Green Party on Israel-Palestine Before Calling It a “Wasted” Vote
Ultimately, a vote for the Green Party presidential ticket is a vote for voting.
African Migrants and the Israeli Apartheid Debate
A look behind the worst race riots in Israel’s history.
Netanyahu Has Little to Fear From Kadima’s Desertion
Kadima and Likud part ways over the military draft in Israel.
Is the State Department Going Rogue? Or Did It Just Forget How to Spell?
Regarding Iran, the State Department made odd allusions to facts about the crisis of which nobody else in the administration seems to be aware.