QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA / The Associated PressDec 31, 2019
Iraqi security forces make no effort to stop the protesters, as they react to deadly U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed fighters. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsDec 30, 2019
After strikes leave 25 dead, foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi calls on Washington to "stop interfering in Iraqi internal affairs." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
ELLEN KNICKMEYER and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA / The Associated PressDec 29, 2019
The Defense Department says the "precision defensive strikes" were in retaliation for a rocket attack that killed an American contractor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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The Associated PressDec 28, 2019
Leaked videos of interviews with SEALs paint a picture of their former platoon leader as “perfectly OK with killing anybody that was moving.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA / The Associated PressDec 26, 2019
Barham Salih says he won't name candidate proposed by Iran-backed Fatah bloc "to avoid more bloodshed," creating more uncertainty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 26, 2019
Mass protests have reshaped Iraq, Lebanon, Algeria and Sudan, but you'd never know it from the coverage they've received in U.S. media. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
The Associated PressDec 25, 2019
The pontiff calls for easing of tensions in conflict zones from Syria to Venezuela and spotlights the plight of migrants fleeing injustice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatchDec 24, 2019
As traumatic as that day was, nothing could have prepared us for the hijacking of American democracy by the 1% that was to follow. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Henry Giroux / TruthdigDec 18, 2019
Divide-and-conquer political strategies used within and beyond the U.S. have led to atomization, which must be overcome. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )
Jeff Cohen / TruthdigDec 12, 2019
While Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg snipe at each other, the Vermont senator has shown why he's best equipped to beat Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 6, 2019
After abruptly withdrawing from Syria, the president reportedly is considering deploying an additional 14,000 soldiers to counter Iran. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatchDec 5, 2019
Slavery and steady geographical expansion and imperial domination are at the root of the country's past and present actions. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
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