Sometime in 1846, Henry David Thoreau spent a night in jail because he refused to pay his taxes. This was his way of opposing the Mexican-American War as well as the institution of slavery. A few years later he published the essay "Civil Disobedience," which...
Sunday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 20 Wounded
Saturday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 3 Wounded; US Drone Crashes Into Builiding
A Week of Dimming Mideast Peace Prospects
Eight months after Barack Obama launched his presidency by promising a speedy push for Palestinian-Israeli peace, that effort has stalled badly. And there are now growing fears that the top levels of Obama's peace team are torn by internal disagreements that may...
New Nuke Charges Raise Stakes in Upcoming Iran Talks
Charges by U.S. President Barack Obama and the leaders of France and Britain Friday that Iran is building a secret underground plant to enrich uranium appear certain to heighten tensions just days before critical talks between Tehran and its three accusers, as well as...
The Consequences of the Palestinian-Israel Status Quo
Enough Rope Yet?
Where Is the Defund Blackwater Act?
Jerusalem Palestinians Defining Their Own Future
EAST JERUSALEM -- Almost a year ago a barely noticed event took place in Sawarha, a Palestinian neighborhood in the Israeli-occupied part of the city. On that November day, Israeli Jerusalemites were voting in a new mayor and a new city council. On that same day, in...


