In America he’s the biggest mega-donor. In Israel, he’s the only one.
America and the World
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What You Really Need to Know About the Torture Report
The two contractors who designed the program were paid $81 million. And that’s just one thing.
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Asks: After Assad, Then What?
“It’s not clear who or what would come in his place,” says Robert Ford, “and it’s a valid concern.”
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Iran Nuclear Talks Still Face Sabotage
To understand the administration’s approach to negotiations with Iran, Obama’s poker-playing style is instructive.
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ISIL, Hamas and the Future of Israel
The arrival of ISIL makes an Israeli-Palestinian settlement even more urgent. But Hamas is not ISIL, and ISIL is not Hamas.
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What Will Obama’s Trade Deal Do for You? Maybe Cost You Your Job
Free trade agreements are bad deals for working Americans.
Posted inLaw and Justice
U.S. Supreme Court Could Decide Nation Status of Jerusalem
United States policy on the disputed city is illogical—for pragmatic reasons. SCOTUS shouldn’t interfere.
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On Realism, Old and New
With new threats to the peace, it’s more important than ever to be clear about America’s core national interests.
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France and Italy Tell Germany: Take Your Austerity and Stuff It
It is encouraging that there are some stirrings of dissent, but they need to imagine on a much grander scale.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Did Austerity Abet the Ebola Crisis?
A conversation with Terry O’Sullivan, an expert in the dynamics of catastrophic disease outbreaks, on the high human cost of cutbacks to public-health funding.
