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Coming of Age in the Syrian War: Memoir by Journalist Marwan Hisham and Illustrator Molly Crabapple
Marwan Hisham and Molly Crabapple discuss their collaboration.
![Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (2nd L) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (L) put their hands on an illuminated globe during the inauguration ceremony of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 21, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/GettyImages-686580132-400x300.jpg)
Arms and Influence: How Saudi Leaders Took Donald Trump for a Ride
In the case of Saudi Arabia, a major change of course would be advisable.
![Sen. Bob Corker and Sen. Tim Kaine talk during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, March 11, 2015. Sens. Corker and Kaine have introduced a new Authorization of Military Force bill to Congress in April 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/GettyImages-465871974-400x300.jpg)
Will Congress Authorize Indefinite Detention of Americans?
S.J.Res.59 is a blank check for presidential powers.
![A Trump supporter carries an American flag as police monitor the scene during a "Make America Great Again" rally in Salem, Oregon, on March 25, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/GettyImages-657803898-400x300.jpg)
The Hubris of American Exceptionalism Devalues the Rest of the World
US exceptionalism is a hubris that reeks of bigotry.
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Medea Benjamin: The Peace Movement Must Mobilize to Support Diplomacy in Iran and North Korea
Trump announced Tuesday he is pulling the US out of the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
![A woman passes a mural painted on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/GettyImages-956438600-400x300.jpg)
Iran Again in the Crosshairs as War Hawks Rejoice
If John Bolton and the NRA's new president say it's good, run the other way.
![UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly over armored vehicles that have been loaded onto trucks for transport on February 9, 2018, at the Kuwait Naval Base.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/25357818517_e1be94bde6_b-400x300.jpg)
War and the Imperial Presidency: Will Congress Offer a Bipartisan Blank Check to Donald Trump?
The Corker-Kaine bill would essentially rubber stamp the president's authority.
![UN Secretary General António Guterres speaks at the 64th executive committee meeting of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on September 30, 2013, in Geneva, Switzerland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/10018093705_c77966d777_k-400x300.jpg)
UN Chief Implores Trump to Maintain “Important Diplomatic Victory” and Stay in Iran Nuclear Deal
The president is widely expected to scrap the agreement next week.
![US Marines fire a non-explosive illumination round using an 81mm mortar to deter enemy activity near Gereshk, Afghanistan, September 23, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/37215623140_3edd760d76_o-400x300.jpg)
The US Needs to Rethink War and Look Honestly at Ourselves and Our Allies
Failing to learn those lessons will only drive that price tragically higher.
![North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju walk with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook during a farewell ceremony at the end of their historic summit at the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2018_0430korea-400x300.jpg)
North Korea Nuclear Deal: Will the US Drop Sanctions and Economic Embargo?
Tim Shorrock, correspondent for The Nation, discusses more.