Careful Korean diplomacy, coupled Trump’s desire to do what Obama couldn’t, could mean a rapprochement on the Korean peninsula no one thought possible.
Korea and the Geopolitics of the Impossible
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Democracy & Governance
Far Right Groups Are Stumbling, But Their Rhetoric Is More Mainstream Than Ever
In a sense, the Republican Party has become a much more powerful instrument of white rage than the alt-right.
Data Privacy Is a Human Right. Europe Is Moving Toward Recognizing That.
Mark Zuckerberg played dumb when Congress pressed him on privacy protections. But he should know better — the EU is already forcing his hand.
As Palestinians Honor Martin Luther King, America Sides with the Oppressor (Again)
Israel’s violence toward Gaza’s “Return Marchers” would make a Southern sheriff proud.
‘Modernization’ Is Media Code for Military Build-Up
For some reason, the media treats shelling out trillions on the military like it’s a simple iPhone update.
It’s Time to Cut the Contractors Loose
This year, average taxpayers paid twice as much to corporate military contractors than on caring for all veterans combined.
It’s on Us to Stop the War in Yemen
American taxpayers are helping to fight someone else’s war in Yemen, and the blood is on our hands.
How ‘Black Panther’ Sees the World
The film contrasts aloof isolationism with Gates Foundation-style paternalism. It unfairly paints more revolutionary alternatives as narrowly violent.
Remembering Martin Luther King, the Radical for Peace
The late civil rights leader warned prophetically that the U.S. would be trapped in a series of overseas military entanglements while the gap between the rich and poor back home grew ever larger.
Get Ready for Bush 2.0
The president once distanced himself from the Bush legacy. Now he’s brought back the architects of its darkest moments.