Reese Erlich

On my most recent reporting trip to Gaza, I stayed with a family living just a short walk from the Israeli border. At dusk we watched a beautiful sunset over the Mediterranean and could forget the ongoing conflict for just a few minutes.Living conditions for the family have gotten much worse since my visit. They have electricity four hours a day, medicine is in short supply, and they have to get all their water delivered by truck.

by Reese ErlichPresident Donald Trump announced that the US is pulling out of the Iran nuclear accord--and Iranians are really pissed.Thousands of Iranians demonstrated in Tehran chanting “Death to America.” Thousands more attended Friday prayers in Tehran to hear hardline leaders denounce Trump’s actions.Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, an influential Friday prayer leader in Tehran, warned against making deals with the west

by Reese ErlichSo what methods of protest are acceptable if you disagree with Israeli policy in the occupied territories?Actress Natalie Portman, a strong supporter of Israel, has come under vicious attack for criticizing that country’s leadership.

Oops-- might not be a chemical facility after all-by Reese ErlichIn 1998, al Qaeda killed 224 people when it attacked U.S. embassies in east Africa. In retaliation, President Bill Clinton ordered a missile strike against what he described as an al Qaeda nerve gas factory in Sudan.

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-by Reese ErlichOne of the most important US Senate votes in decades took place recently, and few people know it happened.On March 20, Senators voted on whether to stop US support for Saudi Arabia’s vicious war in Yemen by invoking the War Powers Act.More than 5,000 Yemenis have died and tens of thousands have been injured since the war began three years ago.

-by Reese ErlichProgressives aren’t supposed to say this. But none of the major gun control proposals now being debated in Washington would actually stop mass shootings. I know that sounds heretical, or even worse, like an echo of the National Rifle Association line.

Welcome to the latest Washington crisis. The American people are supposed to be petrified at the threat posed by Russian spies who hack our emails, buy ads on Facebook and impersonate Americans in chat rooms.

Don't Shoot! by Nancy Ohanian-by Reese ErlichPresident Donald Trump announced new plans today to combat mass shootings: arming movie theater ushers."When we've locked down schools by arming teachers," he said at a Rose Garden press conference, "mass shooters will inevitably turn to movie theaters.

Reese Erlich's newest post is alarming, very alarming: The U.S. Is Permanently Occupying Northern Syria, and That’s Trouble. Yeah, big trouble.