Remembering Susan George, a Shining Light of “Alter-Globalization”
The late Susan George was a pillar in unraveling the obscure mechanisms of economic domination through so-called “free trade.”
Accelerating American Decline
Trump can’t outrun the U.S. date with destiny.
The Court, the Crab, and Cuba
What does the Trump administration want with Cuba?
Venezuela After Maduro: The Temporary Protection Trap
Millions of Venezuelans fled the country over the last two decades. Do they want to return, or are they being forced to return?
The Anti-War Majority That Can’t Find Its Voice
Americans opposed a war with Iran, so where are the street protests?
The Pahlavi Mirage
What—or who—is the alternative to the current regime in Tehran?
Trump Goes Rogue as a Globocop
MAGA outgrows its isolationism.
Costa Rica Election Reflects Expanded Right-Wing Movement Abroad
Widespread mistrust highlighted Laura Fernández’s path to victory as the small country joins a right-leaning trend in Latin America.
Trump Tries to Turn Greenland into Okinawa
It’s part of the new, heightened indifference to sovereignty of the Trump administration.
Russia Wins War of Ideology in Chat Forums
This far-right messaging finds its way into Trump administrations memos and speeches.
Uranium Neo-colonialism in Mongolia: Crime but No Punishment
Environmentalists square off against a French mining company.
The Disappearance of Palestine?
International support for a Palestinian state has never been stronger, but the territory that could be included in such a state is disappearing like sand in an hourglass.
Afghanistan’s Institutionalized Silence and the Cost of Inaction
Children are denied education, women are barred from work, and minorities live under constant threat.
Trump Doesn’t Understand How Power Works in Iraq
The problem is not Nouri al-Maliki.