In calling out corporations for profiting off child labor, Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi recognized that you can’t have peace without justice.
Don’t Ask the Pentagon Where Its Money Goes
The Pentagon is long overdue for an audit of its $555 billion budget, but Congress has failed to hold it accountable.
No Happy Ending to the Child Refugee Crisis
The Obama administration is making it harder for Central Americans to get refugee status.
The Pentagon Comes Up Short on Climate
Good news: The Pentagon has a new report on the urgent challenge of global warming. Bad news: it’s all about adapting to the coming changes rather than preventing them from happening.
Central America’s Other Refugees
Refugees come from as far away as East Africa to try their luck at crossing the Rio Grande.
The Sum of Our Fears
What we see on our screens has primed us to make the obvious mistake of worrying overmuch about improbable threats and worrying undermuch about the more probable ones.
Resisting U.S. Bases in Okinawa
Despite intense crackdowns, activists on the Japanese island of Okinawa continue to resist the construction of new U.S. military bases.
Terror, Repression, and Diaspora: The Baby Doc Legacy
Haiti’s late dictator leaves behind a 1-million-strong Diaspora unlikely to ever return home.
What West Africa Can Teach the U.S. About Ebola
Nigeria and Senegal have declared victory on Ebola even as healthcare workers in Texas contract it.
Lack of Leadership by Washington and Moscow Undermines Treaties and Norms
Stalling by the U.S. and Russia on substantive disarmament and disregard for international rules and norms only encourage bad behavior by smaller states.