Austerity is a disaster, so why is the left in disarray?
America and the World
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New World (Dis)Order
In 1991 George H.W. Bush promised a “New World Order.” A quarter of a century later, we’re finally catching a glimpse of it—like it or not.
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Things That Aren’t Genocide: The Iran Deal and the Occupation
The Israeli defense minister’s Holocaust comparison, like that of the Black Lives Matter platform, is a serious political mistake.
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Why Netanyahu Suddenly Wants a Deal on U.S. Aid
The prime minister, in an attack of good sense, realizes that a GOP victory may not be good news for Israel.
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A Turn in European Terror
Targets of terror in France and Germany have shifted from well-defened government facilities to more vulnerable public spaces.Â
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Terror on the Bay of Angels
France is on the verge of losing its grip in the wake of repeated mass murder by members of its own minority communities.
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The Frenemies Gambit
Benjamin Netanyahu uses European support for human rights to attack domestic dissent in Israel.
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When the River Turned Yellow
Sixty miles south of the Arizona border, the devastation from a toxic spill has led to an epochal battle between a transnational mining conglomerate and an alliance of miners and farmers.
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Memories of Michel Rocard
Former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard, who died on July 2 at age 85, will be remembered as a brilliant socialist analyst and forthright contrarian.Â
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Marriage of Inconvenience
Economics have pushed Israel and Turkey to an overdue reconciliation. But Gaza, supposed cause of the rift, gains too little
