Why don’t episodes like Newtown occur in another armed society, Israel?
Is Israel Proof That an Armed Society Can Work?
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Human Rights
Bulgaria’s Educated Among Those Most Likely to Discriminate Against Roma
The “Decade of Roma Inclusion” has run into resistance by, of all people, the educated of Bugaria.
Torture: An All-American Nightmare
Don’t for a second think that the essence of torture is physical pain, no matter what the new film Zero Dark Thirty implies. If, in many cases, the body heals, mental wounds are a far more difficult matter. Memory persists. After the fact, torture can only be dealt with by staring directly into the nightmare that changed us — that, like it or not, helped make us who we now are.
In Mexico, No Matter Which Party Holds the Reins, the People Lose
Part 2 of an interview with Drug War Mexico co-author Peter Watt.
Is Rape in India Having Its Newtown Moment?
When it fails to protect its women and children, a state’s very legitimacy is called into question.
Magnitsky Act Backlash
The Magnitsky Act imposes asset freezes and visa bans on Russian officials suspected to be responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky, who accused the Russian IRS of tax fraud and later died in jail.
Deregulation and Free Trade a Win-Win for Mexican Narcotraffickers
The Mexican government’s heavily militarized fight against narcotraffickers has helped keep the country mired in violence and inequality.
President Obama Might Be Time’s Person of the Year, But Not the Middle-East’s
Egypt’s President Morsi made Time’s short list for the person of the year, but his inability to steer Egypt to safety after his election cost him the accolade.
Disability Treaty Opponents Succumb to UN Black Helicopter Conspiracy Theories
America is suffering from a failure to commit.
Towards a Foreign Policy for the 99 Percent
Anyone expecting Obama to be decidedly more pro-peace this time around is likely to be sorely dispirited. However, there is a diverse, growing peoples’ movement in the United States linking human and environmental needs with a demand to end our wars and liberate the vast resources they consume.