Washington wants to loosen its human rights aid restrictions even as Egyptian security forces killed 500 people in their custody last year.
Your Tax Dollars Are Enabling Police Brutality in Egypt
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Democracy & Governance
Hillary Clinton’s Support for the Iraq War Was No Fluke
Hillary Clinton has run to the right of the Obama administration on every major foreign policy issue — and she’s left a trail of devastation in her wake.
Socialists Rain on Spain
The Socialists’ habit of running from the left and governing from the center is not a formula that will work anymore in Spain.
Irish Shillelagh Austerity
Whatever credibility austerity had is now lost on much of Europe.
What Trumpism Means for Democracy
American democracy has been failing for decades, so a disturbing number of us are turning to authoritarianism. Is Trump our Juan Perón?
Inflammatory Rhetoric? Islamic State Has Nothing on India’s Far Right
Islamophobia is sweeping the world: from the United States to Europe to India.
Hillary Clinton’s Dark Drug War Legacy in Mexico
Clinton’s State Department overlooked human rights abuses and corruption while keeping a lucrative flow of contracts moving to U.S. security firms working in Mexico.
It’s Not Only the U.S. That Israel Resents
Israel is also turning its back on Europe.
Military Victories Are Counterproductive If They Leave a Political Vacuum
Such a vacuum has enabled the Islamic State to become a magnet for unemployed young men throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Tunisia on Fire (Part 1)
Literally: Over 120 disillusioned Tunisians immolated themselves since the start of 2015.