Biden Should Stop Attacking the International Criminal Court
The ICC seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders is a major step forward for international law. US officials’ attacks on the ICC are a major step backward for US global standing.
518 Articles by: Branko Marcetic
Branko Marcetic is a Jacobin staff writer and the author of Yesterday’s Man: The Case Against Joe Biden.
US Officials and Media Keep Spreading False Gaza Death Info
Pro-war voices spent the past few days gleefully seizing on an erroneous report to claim that the UN had cut the death toll for Palestinian women and children in half. The lie is still spreading like wildfire as you read this.
Israel Rejected a Cease-Fire. The Media Isn’t Telling Us.
Israeli officials just rejected a cease-fire deal that could have brought hostages back because Israel wants to continue waging war. This should be a scandal — but American mainstream media isn’t reporting on it.
Columbia Student Terrorists? NYPD Must Think We’re Pretty Dumb
An NYPD spokesperson waved a scholarly book about terrorism around on TV in an attempt to associate Columbia University protesters with terrorists. Well, we actually read it. The claim is as absurd as you might guess.
Liberals Must Resist the New McCarthyism Over Israel Criticism
The hysteria over Palestine protests on campus that is being ginned up to protect US support for Israel’s war is the beginning of a new Red Scare. Liberals must resist it, because it will come for them, too.
Last Night’s Palestine Crackdown Was Authoritarian
Both the police crackdowns at Columbia University and elsewhere, and the propaganda that enabled it resembled scenes from an authoritarian foreign country. So we wrote about them as if they were.
They Can Always Find More Money for War
The gargantuan military aid bill that passed last week and the Democrats’ Build Back Better package relied on similar legislative strategies for passage. The party saw the strategy through to secure money for war while abandoning it to fund social programs.
Why They’re Calling Student Protesters Antisemites
Backers of Israel’s war have lost the battle for hearts and minds, so they’ve ginned up a controversy over student protests — they want us talking about anything other than the genocide in Gaza.
Biden’s War on Gaza Is in Violation of US Law
There is no ambiguity about the fact that Joe Biden’s administration is in flagrant violation of both international and domestic law for its support of Israel’s brutal war on Gaza.
Democrats Want to Expand New Spy Powers That Trump Could Use
This week could see the radical expansion of government surveillance that would be ripe for abuse by a future authoritarian leader. The twist? It’s Joe Biden and the Democratic establishment who want to pass it.
Netanyahu Has Brought Us to the Brink of War With Iran
The terrifying escalation of attacks between Israel and Iran is a predictable result of Benjamin Netanyahu’s clear desire to start a war with Iran — enabled, like everything else Netanyahu has done since October 7, by Joe Biden.
Biden’s Attempt to Get Tough on Netanyahu Quietly Failed
Nothing Joe Biden has done to rein in Benjamin Netanyahu’s brutality against the people of Gaza has worked. Biden has proven too weak, indecisive, and indulgent of Israel to even induce Netanyahu into making small tweaks to his behavior.
Does the Biden Administration Care About International Law?
If you’re a US ally looking at Israel’s bombing of the Iranian consulate in Syria and Ecuador’s raid on its Mexican consulate, you’re probably thinking, “I can get away with something similar because the most powerful country in the world will let me do it.”
The Anti-Palestinian Lobby Is Also a Corporate Lobby
A new PAC formed to unseat pro-Palestinian New York socialists is led by the same corporate interests opposed to progressive policies more generally. The battle over US policy toward Israel is also about economic policy at home.
Biden Is Undermining the UN to Protect Israel’s War
US claims that this week’s cease-fire resolution is “nonbinding” are highly doubtful, say many international law experts. Worse, they may be part of a broader US effort to delegitimize the UN.
The Extent of Joe Lieberman’s Evildoing Was Truly Remarkable
Joe Lieberman was a fairly unremarkable Washington politician who managed to get famous by becoming a particularly enthusiastic, inveterate warmonger and corporate marionette within the Democratic Party.
Israel’s Meddling in US Politics Is Aggressive and Unceasing
For all the periodic meltdowns about foreign interference in US elections and politics by countries like Russia, it’s actually Israel, a nominal ally, that has done far more meddling in American politics — with far more influence.
International Legal Rulings Are Helping Block Arms to Israel
The International Court of Justice’s ruling to prevent genocide in Gaza has triggered cutoffs and legal challenges to military cooperation with Israel. Despite its many problems, international lawmaking is hurting Israel’s ability to wage brutal war.
The “Uncommitted” Vote Isn’t Slowing Down
The count so far in Washington shows that another nearly 50,000 Democratic voters in a solid blue state opted to vote “uncommitted” last night. How long will the White House resist changing course on Israel’s war?
Banning TikTok Is a Terrible Idea
Large numbers of both Republican and Democratic officials, including Joe Biden, are indicating their support of a measure to ban TikTok. It’s a nonsensical idea born of elite mistrust of ordinary people.