All Commentaries
Emphasis Added: the Week in Pieces (7/1)
From Erdogan to Bradley Manning.
When America Met Mandela
“Who is this man Mandela?” The U.S News & World Report asked in January 1990. Apparently no one much knew, since the magazine could only come up with three short paragraphs about the ANC leader. But it was Mandela’s visit to the United States after his release from prison that most highlighted how much America had yet to learn about the anti-apartheid leader.
What Drove Michael Hastings to His Death?
“Conspiracy theories” or not, it’s worth looking into his death more closely.
President Obama’s Anti-Nuke Sentiments a Cover for Plans to Secure Their Existence in Perpetuity
The NNSA won’t admit that nuclear weapons’ time has passed.
Algeria’s Trappist Monk Massacre: The Case That Won’t Go Away
No U.S. administration in the past 17 years has deigned it important enough to press either Algeria or France to investigate.
Human Rights from the Ground Up: Women and the Egyptian Revolution
Amid ongoing battles over the shape of political systems in the Arab world, intense sexual violence against women in those countries, and protest movements by women fighting for their rights, advancing the causes of Arab women is of utmost importance. But it’s not just a matter of laws of culture. Central to understanding violence against women is understanding state violence, political exclusion, and poverty.
U.S. Tactical Nuclear Weapons More an Irritant Than Deterrent
Tactical nuclear weapons can only further complicate Pakistan-India relations.
Tunisia Must Not Fail
The economic situations of the Tunisians who drove the revolution have not improved one bit. Tunisia’s leaders need to intensify their efforts to stimulate economic development, and fast. But how can they do so when they are a little preoccupied setting up an entire government? This is where Washington comes in.
Germans Shocked That Obama Allowed NSA Free Rein
The NSA’s access to data clouds in Europe is news to most Europeans.
Surveillance State Is Only New to Whites
The surveillance state stops being okay when it goes from racist to all-encompassing.