Israel Is an Extremist Enterprise

Benjamin Netanyahu's pact with a far-right, anti-Arab party ahead of April's elections is repugnant. But it's in keeping with a state that has racism and exclusion baked into its foundation.

The Country Where Having a Miscarriage Can Land You in Prison

El Salvador shows what happens when countries criminalize abortion: women end up behind bars, and sexual violence is institutionalized.

Deporting Immigrants to Their Death Is Unconscionable

When the United States sends Salvadoran immigrants back to their home country, it’s sending them back to the very violence they were trying to flee — and that the United States itself helped create.

Sanctions Against Iran at a Time of Global Pandemic Are Criminal

Even before the coronavirus, the United States' sanctions against Iran were unconscionable. But now, with one person dying of coronavirus every ten minutes in Iran, the sanctions are killing untold numbers of people. They must end now.

Israel Has Already Made Gaza Unlivable. Now the Coronavirus Is Coming.

Israel's blockade of Gaza has turned the strip of land into the “world's largest open-air prison.” And now the overcrowded enclave has its first confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Bad Romance

Capitalism is bad at sex because it’s bad at relationships. Socialism can do better.

The United Arab Emirates Is One of the US’s Favorite Middle East Monarchies

The United Arab Emirates is a US-backed monarchy that crushes dissent and viciously exploits migrant workers. Its latest assault on democracy: using the coronavirus pandemic to further erode civil liberties.

Israel Is an Army With a Country Attached

A new book by an Israeli scholar dissects the extraordinary hold that the country's military — and militaristic ways of thinking — have on Israeli society, and the ideological myths that keep the project afloat.

Israel’s Honeymoon With the United Arab Emirates Is Grotesque

Since normalizing relations in September, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have teamed up to do what both do best: trample on democratic freedoms, commit atrocities, and whitewash occupation.

Israel Is Refusing to Give Palestinians COVID Vaccines

Israel has been praised for launching an aggressive coronavirus vaccination drive. There’s just one problem: they’re excluding Palestinians in occupied territories. 

AMLO Hasn’t Done Enough to Address Mexico’s Gender-Based Violence Epidemic

Violence against women in Mexico, including femicides, has skyrocketed in recent years. And despite presiding over a gender-equal government and decrying machismo, AMLO has done little to address the growing epidemic.

In Our Corona-Capitalist Dystopia, You Can Have Multiple Star Wars Helmets, But No Health Care

If you’ve found yourself impulsively shopping online during quarantine, you’re not alone. And there’s no shame in it. But this is our corona-capitalist dystopia: purchasing things we may or may not need while desperately needed public services are left to rot.

15 Salvadoran Military Officers Could Soon Go on Trial for the El Mozote Massacre

The 1981 El Mozote massacre was one of the most horrific crimes in the US-backed dirty war in El Salvador. Fifteen retired military officers could soon go on trial for the crime — spotlighting again the blood-drenched horrors of US imperialism in Central America.

What Kind of Democracy Kills Children?

Israel claims to be the only democracy in the Middle East. Yet its wanton, murderous bombing campaign in Gaza is slaughtering not just civilians, but scores of children.

On Gaza, the Media Constantly Parrots the US Government Line

Our mainstream media is acting like state propaganda for an authoritarian regime when it comes to Israel and Gaza. Here are six of the worst examples.

Bin Laden in Syria

Human Rights Watch’s Revolving Door

Human Rights Watch’s edicts and positions have often been suspiciously in line with US policy.

Judges and Jurors in Beirut

Violence has long been a part of the Lebanese landscape.

Socialism in One Village

Spain's Marinaleda may not quite be a utopia, but it beats “reality” hands-down.

Different War, Same Columnist

Friedman fires more volleys of cliche into the densely packed prejudices of his readers.