by Samuel Farber, John Feffer | May 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
Fidel Castro’s official resignation as head of the Cuban state, although expected, was a turning point that has raised major questions concerning Cuba’s future. His younger brother Raúl, who now officially assumed the highest position in the...
by John Feffer, Ian Williams, Stephen Zunes | Feb 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
Was the United States too hasty in recognizing the new state of Kosovo? Ian Williams and Stephen Zunes have different takes in this strategic dialogue. To see the original essays, follow these links to Williams and Zunes. Ian Williams Stephen Zunes is quite right to...
by Daniel Millenson, Saif Rahman | Dec 3, 2007 | Human Rights, Labor, Trade, & Finance
In their recent Foreign Policy In Focus piece, “Divestment: Solution or Diversion?” activists Kevin Funk and Steve Fake criticize Sudan divestment as an ineffective diversion from the real bugaboo: Israel. If the “worst offending” companies...
by Steve Fake, Kevin Funk, Emily Schwartz Greco | Dec 3, 2007 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Labor, Trade, & Finance
We would like to thank Daniel Millenson for his contribution to this dialogue on divesting from Sudan. Both the idea of linking investment decisions with human rights as well as the targeted nature of this campaign, reflecting a concern to avoid harming civilians, are...
by Yu Bin, John Feffer | Nov 8, 2007 | Uncategorized
Long before the most recent round of cherry-picking intelligence was the cherry picking of political science theories, particularly the “democracy-peace” genre. The theory goes that democracies are the most peace-loving because they haven’t fought...
