As a mom, it’s my responsibility to demand an end to this cycle of violence, institutionalized racism, and police militarization.
After Baltimore, a Call to Reclaim Mother’s Day
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Democracy & Governance
Nigeria’s Youth Factor
Nearly half of Nigeria’s population is between 15 and 34. Those young people were key to the peaceful transition of power in Africa’s most populous country.
How Did U.S. Go from “Constructive Engagement” to Containing China?
Today’s conventional wisdom holds that the American effort to integrate China into the international order has only succeeded in generating new threats to U.S. primacy in Asia.
A Letter to My Grandson
Someday in the distant future, I hope you’ll read this letter and smile indulgently at my worst fears.
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.
The Case for a Robot-in-Chief
It’s time to stop relying on human presidents.
Fast-Track: A Gut-Kick to the Progressive Movement
The administration’s push to ram massive new trade and investment deals through Congress is an unambiguous concession to corporate power.
How the U.S. Contributed to Yemen’s Crisis
Washington’s support for Yemen’s former dictatorship — and of Saudi efforts to sideline the country’s nonviolent pro-democracy movement — helped create the current crisis.
Balkans: Still Digging Toward NATO
Despite the fallout in Ukraine, several Balkan countries are angling to join NATO — and freely misinforming their publics to get there.
Diplomacy Is the Only Plausible Solution to Syria and Yemen
Unification of the Middle East, though not a caliphate, would be ideal, but unity would be a step in the right direction.