Interview | Politics & Elections Chomsky: Prosecution of Assange Reflects “Extreme” Use of State Power Chomsky discusses the need for journalists to speak truth to power as the state escalates repression of whistleblowers. By Patrick Farnsworth , Gods&RadicalsPress November 25, 2019 Truthout
News | Human Rights International Solidarity With the Kurds Energizes Revolution on the Ground Rojava supporters say acts of solidarity are critical as the autonomous region faces a Turkish invasion. By Shane Burley , Truthout November 17, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Trump Met With Turkey’s Dictator to Distract From Impeachment President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed on little besides each other. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout November 15, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace In Discussing “Withdrawals,” Don’t Forget US’s Vast Military Base Empire There will actually be a net gain in U.S. troops in the Middle East at this moment of supposed reduction. By Nick Turse , TomDispatch November 5, 2019 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace With Turkey’s Invasion, Trump Helped Create Humanitarian Catastrophe Democrats must not push the false narrative that the U.S. must keep troops in the Middle East for humanitarian purposes. By Daniel Falcone , Truthout November 2, 2019 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Chomsky: Trump’s Actions on Syria Reflect the Foreign Policy of a Con Man Trump is an effective con man who has a good sense of what animates his voting base, says Chomsky. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout October 30, 2019 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace ISIS Grew Out of US Invasion of Iraq. What Will Happen Next? In the wake of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death, it's important to examine why ISIS emerged in the first place. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 28, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Trump Shows Disturbing Glee in Recounting Gory Details of ISIS Leader’s Death Many critics were unsettled by Trump's glorification of the violence leading to the ISIS leader's death. By Eoin Higgins , CommonDreams October 27, 2019 Truthout
News | War & Peace Violence Erupts in Northeast Syria After Trump Touts “Ceasefire” The debacle in the Rojava autonomous region is a victory for authoritarianism. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout October 25, 2019 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace How the Reckless Use of US Military Power Caused Today’s Syrian Kurdish Crisis Turkey’s attack on northern Syria has displaced over 176,000 people, including nearly 80,000 children. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! October 24, 2019 Truthout