Ukraine: The Refugee Double Standard
March 15, 2022 | Love thy neighbor, but only if they look like you?
Articles by Leif Brottom
Romani Resistance Day Is About More Than Memory
May 15, 2019 | May 16 marks a famed Roma uprising against Nazi death camp guards. Against a backdrop of rising right-wing hatred, we need to draw on that defiance and humanity.
Roma Slavery: The Case for Reparations
April 22, 2016 | Reparations for historical injustices are an increasingly urgent topic of public discussion. It's time to include Roma in the conversation.
Celebrating Romani Resistance Day
May 15, 2015 | A growing movement among Roma activists looks to celebrate their ancestors' resistance to persecution — and to pick up where they left off.
Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution
November 17, 2014 | Religious tensions, remnants of the police state, and a broken-down neoliberal economic model imperil Tunisia’s otherwise impressive democratic transition.
What’s in Store for 2013
January 9, 2013 | Ignatio Ramonet makes predictions of the major upcoming elections, risks, and dangers of 2013 in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia.
Sinafrique
July 31, 2008 | A Malian timber scandal points to a positive side of China's controversial growing presence in Africa.
Development Requires Local Empowerment
September 18, 2006 | Poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa won't come through a quick fix.
Immigration’s Role Often Overlooked in Global Economy
February 2, 2006 | France grows less welcoming to former colonial subjects.
The World Bank’s Great Gamble in Central Africa
October 1, 2005 | Through a carefully orchestrated plan to impose transparency and good governance on the elected Chadian officials, the World Bank aims to ensure that the money is used to benefit the nations people, who are among the poorest in the world.