King looked beyond our borders — not only at injustice, but at how people worked together to end it. It’s an example we need today.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Internationalist
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Human Rights
A Few Magnificent Things That Happened in 2021
Feeling bleak? Well, 2021 wasn’t all bad — here are a few astounding things ordinary people won at home and abroad.
Democratic Progress in Honduras, Setbacks in El Salvador
The last decade saw democratization in El Salvador and brutal repression in Honduras. Suddenly, those trends appear to have reversed.
Is There Rule of Law in Iraq?
Iraq relied on extra-governmental forces to fight ISIS. Now they’re targeting journalists, attacking protestors, and defying the elected government.
Fossil Fueled Foreign Policy: Why COP26 Flopped
Western observers want to blame India for the failure of the UN climate talks. Not so fast.
‘Now Is the Time to Be Angry’: Afghanistan’s Progressive Past and Dark Present
A personal reflection on the ‘Big Men’ who’ve meddled in Afghanistan — and the women navigating the aftermath.
Sudan Is Backsliding Dangerously
Since the October 25 military takeover, violent repression has returned in full force. Can the international community support the rule of law?
Missing from the Climate Talks: Corporate Powers to Sue Governments That Limit Pollution
Allowing extractive industries to file expensive lawsuits over environmental regulations could undermine whatever agreements might be reached at COP26 in Glasgow.
Ban the Use of Drones as Weapons
America’s parting drone attack in Afghanistan, which killed an aid worker and his family, is emblematic of the entire drone war.
Zionism’s Bete Noire: Richard Falk’s Passage to ‘Positive Public Notoriety’
A review of Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim, by Richard Falk.