How A ‘No-Fly Zone’ Could Lead to Nuclear War
Launching a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine means starting an air war with Russia. The risks are incalculable.
Washington Should Think Twice Before Launching a New Cold War
First, let’s remind ourselves of the catastrophic global consequences of the last one.
We Must Stop Family Separation — And We Can Do It Now
The Biden administration has tools it can use right now to put kids and families first in immigration policy.
Will Ukraine Write the Alt-Right’s Epitaph?
Most of the leaders of the alt-right are scrambling to distance themselves from Vladimir Putin. It might be too late.
Oak Ridge Activists Challenge Disarmament Advocates to Step up Their Games
Transform Now Plowshares demands that the disarmament movement puts its money where its mouth is.
Global Problems for the New Gilded Age
Worried critics decry the similarities between the corruption-laden late 19th-century American Gilded Age and the crony capitalism of today, but similar historical lessons surrounding the problems of global trade and foreign policy have gone neglected.
Former Algerian Defense Minister’s Indictment for War Crimes in Switzerland (Part 1)
The Algerian Civil War helped sow the seeds for the Arab Spring.
Hunger Striking for Labor Rights in Colombia
Minutes before he started to sew his mouth shut, Jorge Alberto Parra Andrade explained his rationale to me: “Essentially GM gave us a choice: to die of hunger or to die waiting for them to solve this problem.” Parra is one of 68 injured workers fired by General Motors Colombia who started a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá one year ago, on August 1st, 2011.
Hillary Clinton in Laos, Where Our Past Lies Buried
The United States continues to give short shrift to removing unexploded bombs from Laos.
Review: Cultures of Resistance
Resistance doesn’t always involve roadside bombs or military operations. Sometimes it is sprayed on a Tehran wall or rapped in a hip-hop song in Gaza. It can be a poem in Medellin, Colombia, or come from a guitar shaped like an AK-47. In short, there are few boundaries or strictures when it comes to the imagination and creativity that people bring to the act of defiance.
History’s Greatest Terrorist: Harry Truman
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are, arguably, the preeminent examples of terrorism in history.
Bleeding Syria
Syrian rebels have been fighting Bashar al-Assad’s forces for nearly a year and a half in a conflict that has caused 20,000 deaths. As the world watches in horror, much confusion remains about the nature of the rebel troops, the identity of the regime’s supporters, and what actions — if any — should be taken by the rest of the world.
Bahrain: the Tear Gas Regime
Though the U.S. is not currently supplying Bahrain with tear gas, two of the main manufacturers are U.S.-based.
Check Out the Green Party on Israel-Palestine Before Calling It a “Wasted” Vote
Is barring Mitt Romney from the presidency a good enough reason to pass on voting for a dream ticket?