Can We Avoid a War with China?
The cold war in the Taiwan Strait threatens to turn hot.
Our Future vs. Neoliberalism
Bolivia is leading the way in channeling public discontent with neoliberalism into progressive alternatives.
Ban the Use of Drones as Weapons
America’s parting drone attack in Afghanistan, which killed an aid worker and his family, is emblematic of the entire drone war.
Zionism’s Bete Noire: Richard Falk’s Passage to ‘Positive Public Notoriety’
A review of Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim, by Richard Falk.
The Embarrassment of Riches
The wealthy rob governments of at least $200 billion a year in lost tax revenues. It’s time to force them to pay up.
Indigenous Movements Are Key to the Fight Against Fossil Fuels
The Biden administration and other governments may make climate pledges. But often it’s indigenous-led movements who will see that they’re kept.
Indigenous Peoples Like Mine Are Fighting for Our Homelands
Many would-be migrants, like the Garifuna, would love nothing more than to stay in our homes. It’s Washington that’s making it difficult.
Averting Afghanistan’s Economic and Food Crises
The Taliban’s cruelties are horrendous, but withholding international support and maintaining blanket sanctions will only hurt the long-suffering Afghan people.
The Trouble with Transitions
What are the potential pitfalls of a Green Leap Forward?
Immigration Cruelty Goes Beyond the Border
Migrants are hit long before they migrate, before they reach the border, and often long after they cross it.
Turning Away from Fossil Fuels: Lessons from the Anti-Apartheid Movement
Taking the fight directly to corporations — many of which are more powerful than governments — can be incredibly effective.
George W. Bush Was a Disaster — Only Trump Looks Worse By Comparison
Bush’s reputation should have suffered a nose-dive after he left office. There’s only one reason his standing has improved: Trump.
The UN Crisis
This problem of rogue actors has long bedeviled the United Nations. But the rise of right-wing populists who insist on their sovereign right to do whatever they please poses an additional challenge to the international community.
Why Did A U.S. Envoy Meet With The Head Of A Fascist Militia in India?
The fact that India is well on its way to full-fledged authoritarianism hasn’t factored into the Biden administration’s approach to the “world’s largest democracy.”