The tide may be turning against the Obama administration’s enormous, corporate-friendly investment pact. Is it too politically toxic for an election year?
The TPP Can Still Be Stopped
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Food & Farm
When It Comes to Global Warming, Godwin’s Law May Actually Apply
Denying global warming can leave one open to legitimate comparisons with Hitler.
Where the TPP Could Lose
Activists in Chile have made their government draw red lines on the corporate-friendly investment deal. North Americans could take a lesson.
Obama’s Last Chance in Africa
If he wants to save his legacy on Africa, Barack Obama will have to be more than a shill for U.S. security firms and corporations.
Israel Intercepts Another Gaza Aid Flotilla
Israel insists that Gaza isn’t under blockade. So why are humanitarian aid vessels still turned away?
Yemen Is Starving, and We’re Partly to Blame
80 percent of people in the Arab world’s poorest country are in danger of starving to death under a U.S.-backed blockade and bombing campaign.
Think California’s Drought Is Bad? Try Palestine’s.
While Israelis water their lawns and swim in Olympic-sized pools, Palestinians a few kilometers away are literally dying of thirst.
The Case That Blew the Lid Off the World Bank’s Secret Courts
How Bolivian protesters and global activists exposed the dark side of global trade pacts and paved the way for the battles to come.
How Climate Change and Resource Scarcity Are Upending World Politics
Natural resource scarcity poses a far broader challenge to prosperity and national security than traditional military threats.
From Detroit to Dublin, A Fight for the Right to Water
Irish activists fighting a plan to increase the cost of water have an unlikely ally in their corner: the Detroit Water Brigade.