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As Saudi Arabia Executes Sheikh al-Nimr, Will US Respond by Cutting $50 Billion in Weapons Sales?
Saudi Arabia executed Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on Saturday along with 46 others.
Building a Foreign Policy of Creative Nonviolence
Unlike war and violence, strategic nonviolence brings lasting, peaceful results.
How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen
The totality of the evidence shows that the story of Iranian arms shipments to the Houthis is false.
How Can We Win “America’s Peace”?
A policy that favors warfare more than diplomacy will not bring peace.
The Christmas Day That Peace Broke Out
As once again politicians seek to unleash the dogs of war, a one-man play recalls the brief holiday truce that marked the first year of World War I.
What the “War on Terror” Really Is, and How to Fight It
The purpose is to promote a state of chaos that makes it easier to remove any resistance to the US capitalist class.
Yemen Crisis: One More Reason to Re-Evaluate the Toxic US-Saudi Alliance
The US involvement in the Yemen crisis can be summed up in four words: allegiance to Saudi Arabia.
Seymour Hersh: US Military Undermined Obama on Syria With Tacit Help to Assad
A new report by Seymour Hersh says the Joints Chiefs of Staff has indirectly supported Bashar al-Assad.
How Advocates for Syrian Refugees Are Weathering the Storm
Syrians in the United States may be safe from falling bombs, but they are never free of the shadow cast by the still raging war.
Who Won Democratic Debate on ISIS? John Kerry and the UN Security Council
Defending action by the United Nations has seemed to have fallen out of favor among liberal Democrats.