Trump’s Year in Islamophobia
Five ways the administration has waged war on Muslims at home and abroad in its first year.
How Obama Made It Easier for Trump to Abuse Drones
The use of drone strikes has spiraled out of control and will only get worse, Dr. Maha Hilal of the Institute for Policy Studies told Rising Up With Sonali recently
A U.S. Soldier Died in Niger. What on Earth Are We Doing There?
When our soldiers kill and die in wars we don’t know about and can’t end, we’re not a democracy anymore.
War Still Isn’t Winning in Iraq and Syria
The Islamic State group lost its capital, but U.S. military action has done more harm than good.
VIDEO: The U.S. War in Afghanistan Is Now 16 Years Old. Trump Has No Plans to End It.
Trump’s plans to extend the war he once supported ending are even more worrisome for their lack of transparency.
The War on Terror Has Targeted Muslims Almost Exclusively
The war on terror was supposed to be about making our country safer. As a Muslim American, I don’t feel safer at all.
How Bush’s ‘New World Order’ Became Trump’s ‘No World Order’
Successive U.S. military interventions upended the very international system the U.S. once pledged to uphold. Now the world faces the twin challenges of ISIS and Trump.
Child Soldier in the War on Terror: The Limits of Justice for One Guantanamo Bay Survivor
The abuse of Omar Khadr shows that Islamophobia drives the War on Terror.
Is This What ‘Liberation’ for Mosul Looks Like?
ISIS may be on its way out, but the Iraqi city has a long hard road ahead.
America’s Role in the Refugee Crisis
On World Refugee Day, let’s examine our role in displacing millions around the globe.
Escalating Casualties in Mosul Cannot Be Blamed on the Fog of War
Civilians in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen won’t survive to cheer the removal of ISIS if they’re killed by the same bombs, IPS Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis told Rising Up with Sonali.
America Must Choose Diplomacy Over War
This is what a non-imperial, truly internationalist foreign policy would look like.
A Deadly Day: Russian Ambassador Assassinated, 12 Dead in Berlin Truck Crash, Zürich Mosque Attacked
“What we’re seeing now is the reality that this global war on terror is indeed having global ramifications,” Phyllis Bennis tells Democracy Now!
The War in Syria Cannot Be Won. But It Can Be Ended.
The multi-layered wars raging across Syria are complex, but there is no military solution, and it’s time for the left to rebuild a movement based on that reality.
Social Movements, Not Debate Moderators, Will Hold Candidates Accountable
Many falsehoods in candidates’ responses went unchallenged, Phyllis Bennis told Democracy Now! in her post-debate analysis.