Syria's transitional justice test begins
Assad’s cousin trial is becoming a test of whether Syria can deliver credible justice
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Today's Headlines
Iran and Israel say their mutual strikes have been halted, Todd Blanche is nominated as U.S. attorney general, Nithya Raman advances to the Los Angeles mayoral runoff, and the Ebola outbreak in the DRC surpasses 100 deaths
Ukraine's summer ahead
America’s going bankrupt and nobody seems to care!
Plus: a summery and fruity cocktail with a historically appropriate context for the month
M. Gessen Discusses Pluralism and Political Division
“And I think in this way, I have a lot of beef with the Democrats who substitute this sort of incipient idea of centrism for pluralism, which should really be their strength.”