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University of Michigan Students Pass Israel Divestment Resolution, Signaling Momentum Among Larger Schools
The BDS Movement on campuses is growing stronger.
What If? An Alternative Strategy for 9/12/2001
That future may well include new "terror" attacks on US cities.
“The Nuclear Enterprise Is on Autopilot”: A Conversation With Nuclear Expert William Hartung
CounterSpin interviews William Hartung on nuclear overkill.
Mosque Attack Comes As Egypt Faces “Wave of Repression” on Political Freedoms
At least 305 people were killed in an attack.
A Rare Moment of Bipartisan Unity: Can Congress Check Trump’s War Powers?
Foreign policy consensus in Washington isn't always a good thing. With this man's finger on the button, we need it.
The Breakthrough: Used as “Guinea Pigs” by the US Military, Then Discarded
During World War II, the government subjected thousands of troops to mustard gas tests — and kept it a secret.
The Duty to Disobey a Nuclear Launch Order
Congress must act now to curtail Trump's war powers.
History’s Emancipator: Did Abraham Lincoln Have “a Drop of Anti-Slavery Blood in His Veins”?
Ibram X. Kendi chronicles how reluctantly Lincoln came to the idea of emancipation.
Tillerson Facing Internal Dissent at State Department Over Refusal to Enforce Child Soldiers Law
The Child Soldiers Prevention Act prohibits aid to nations that conscript troops younger than 18.
Experts Warn It Would Take More Than One General to Thwart “Illegal” Nuclear Strike
What would happen if a president ordered a nuclear strike, but the commanding general refused?