Middle East

May 19 - The Facebook-Republican Farce; Israel Slouches to the Right; The Lobby Trying to Stop California's Marijuana Legalization Initiative

May 17 - Refugees as Bargaining Chips; Canada's Costliest Wildfire Heads for the Tar Sands; The 100th Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Map Now in Flames

May 16 - Although His Family Suffered in the Cultural Revolution, China's Leader is Reviving Mao; The Extent of Saudi Influence in Washington; Arming a Government That Does Not Control Libya

May 15 - Declassified 9/11 Commission Investigation Examines Saudi Suspects; Sidney Blumenthal on President Lincoln and What is Happening to His Party Today

April 20 - Will Wall Street Become Less of an Issue in a Trump-Clinton Race?; Saudi Arabia's Internal Powder Keg; The Dead President's Shuffle With Jackson Out and Hamilton Still In

April 19 - How Wall Street Sees Bernie and Hillary; The UN General Assembly's Special Session on Drugs; Dysfunction and Corruption in Baghdad as More American Troops Arrive

April 17 - Saudi Arabia's Threat to Stop Lawsuits by 9/11 Families; Could Hatred Between the Bernie and Hillary Camps Derail the Democrats?; The Impeachment of Brazil's President

April 11 - A Call to Demilitarize US-Middle East Policy; Is Ted Cruz a Stalking Horse for Paul Ryan?

April 10 - Why Russians Do Not Believe Putin is Corrupt; The Pope's Call for Love to Prevail Over Judgement; Greece as the Holding Pen for Desperate Refugees

April 3 -"Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis"; "Burning Country: Syria in Revolution and War"