The US may send thousands of troops to Iran. Have we learned nothing from the past?
As I write in The Guardian, the US, in 2003, claimed its Iraq incursion would be brief. Now there’s competition for the …
America lied about the Iraq war. Then they weren’t believed about Ukraine
Will US intelligence learn its lessons from the Iraq war, and just how badly their legitimacy has been undermined? I raise the …
When will US generals stand-up to Trump?
The president has been rapidly intensifying military operations on United States soil during his second term. Generals need to say something, I …
The destruction of Palestine is breaking the world
The Guardian has a weekly “featured essay,” and this week, the newspaper featured my essay titled “The destruction of Palestine is breaking …
Trump’s coalition is self-destructing over the Iran war question
You don’t have to be a fan of Tucker Carlson to enjoy the spectacle of a Republican civil war, I write in …
Benjamin Netanyahu must be stopped
War is the prime minister’s doctrine. Israel’s strikes on Iran – falsely described as pre-emptive – are the latest example, I argue …
Trump is deliberately ratcheting up violence in Los Angeles
In The Guardian, I argue that Trump is escalating the situation to justify greater force and repression. Now he’s talking about sending …
Trump’s new travel ban is a gratuitously cruel sequel
The new travel ban policy is alienating, counterproductive and racist – and it isn’t the flex that Trump thinks it is, I …
The shooting of Israeli embassy staffers was a stupid and horrific attack
The killing of two Israeli embassy staffers is unconscionable and does not advance the cause of Palestinian liberation, I argue in The …
The case against Mahmoud Khalil is meant to silence American dissent
As I write in The Guardian, the open door of American democracy is slamming shut faster and louder than we could have …