The Two-State Solution is Dying
No one except, perhaps, Secretary of State John Kerry, thinks that the current Israeli government is willing to negotiate in good faith a two-state solution. As Mairav Zonszein writes on the website, +972, members of Binyamin Netanyahu’s cabinet and party are now openly declaring the two-state solution dead.
Investigate FISA
The defenders of government surveillance have used the media’s fascination with personalities to turn attention onto leaker Edward Snowden and away from what he disclosed. What Snowden’s leak should prompt is a re-examination of the National Security Agency (NSA) and other national security agencies and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) that is supposed to authorize their activies.
Steve Wasserman, who was once editor of New Republic Books, has written a devastating review in The Nation of a new history of Oakland’s Black Panther Party, Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party, by Joshua Bloom and Waldo E.
When Japan’s new prime minister Shinzo Abe unveiled his economic program last December, it was greeted with skepticism. How could Japan, which had record levels of government debt, hope to improve its economic performance by incurring still higher levels of debt through an ambitious spending program? But so far, Abe’s “three arrows” of fiscal stimulus, monetary easing, and structural reform seems to be hitting their target. In the first quarter of this year, Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 4.1 percent. That’s compared to 1.8 percent in the United States.
The Constitutional Amnesia of the NSA Snooping Scandal
I've seen this all before—and have an FBI file to show for it
I've seen this all before—and have an FBI file to show for it.
The Unmagnificent Seven
Raúl Labrador has quit the House Gang of Eight. That doesn't bode well for immigration reform.
Raúl Labrador has quit the House Gang of Eight. That doesn't bode well for immigration reform.
The immigration bill's disturbing fine print.
Terrorists or Misfits? The Tsarnaevs Were Both
Both explanations for the brothers' alleged actions are correct
Both explanations for the brothers' alleged actions are correct.
The Next Elizabeth Warren
Susan Crawford’s crusade against lousy, overpriced Internet providers
In fighting lousy, overpriced Internet providers, Susan Crawford has found a populist crusade for our time. What's next?
It's Time to Intervene in Syria
Red lines exist for a reason. Syria shouldn't get away with crossing one.
Red lines exist for a reason. Syria shouldn't get away with crossing one.
