News from Ukraine is moving so fast that if you don’t look closely, you’ll miss the untold story: a revolution for and by Ukrainian women.
The Untold Story of the Ukrainian Revolution
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Democracy & Governance
Venezuela Protests: The View from West Caracas
Many working-class residents of West Caracas see Venezuela’s protests as part of a power grab by the country’s elites.
Burkina Faso’s “West African Spring”
Large pro-democracy demonstrations in Burkina Faso have largely escaped the Western media’s radar.
Ukraine: Out of the Frying Pan
The very fact that Ukrainian protesters can oust their leader and plunge their country into political uncertainty testifies to the diminished influence of the major international players trying to control outcomes in Kiev.
The University is for Counterrevolutionaries
A government-sponsored program to educate visiting Cuban students at U.S. universities has been hijacked by right-wing Cuban-American groups.
Nuland: The Message Beneath the Vulgarity
As Ukraine reaches a breaking point, there’s a lot more to discuss about U.S. policy than a simple F-bomb.
Egyptian Junta Claims U.S. Conspiracy While Accepting U.S. Support
Egypt’s U.S.-backed regime now claims that the progressive, anti-authoritarian activists that brought down Mubarak are simply U.S. agents.
U.S. Aid and Human Rights Violations in Philippines
As the human rights situation in the Philippines has deteriorated, U.S. military aid has ramped up.
Obama Seeks to Avoid “Clash of Civilizations” Between China and the West
Samuel Huntington wrote: “In the emerging world of ethnic conflict and civilizational clash, Western belief in the universality of the Western culture suffers three problems: it is false; it is immoral; and it is dangerous.”
Privacy in the Age of Surveillance
A strong global right to electronic privacy demands recognition, in U.S. law and internationally.