The repression we saw in Portland wasn’t new — only the targets were.
The Backstory to Portland? Two Decades of ‘Homeland Security’
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Human Rights
COVID-19 Is a Huge Threat to Stability in Africa
Ongoing conflicts — including U.S. “counterterrorism” operations — combined with escalating poverty and repression could amplify the pandemic’s social cost.
Could the Duterte Regime Be COVID-19’s Next Victim?
Like Trump in the U.S. and Bolsonaro in Brazil, the Philippine strongman’s utter failure to contain COVID-19 may kneecap his authoritarian ambitions.
Need Money for a Green New Deal? Get It from ICE
With the money we spend on ICE and CBP, we could solar power nearly 35 million homes.
Feds Attack!
Trump’s use of federal paramilitaries is a classic tactic of autocrats to test how far they can push their authority in opposition-controlled regions.
Hamilton and the Iconoclasts of Tomorrow
What blind spots will future generations condemn us for as they tear down today’s statues tomorrow?
The UK Is Greenlighting Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Again. That’s a Travesty.
Neither the law nor the facts support a conclusion that Saudi war crimes in Yemen are “isolated.”
The Racist Underpinnings of the American Way of War
The deadly interplay of racism, genocide, and denial at the heart of American white society has been reproduced in the country’s wars.
The Police and the Pentagon Are Bringing Our Wars Home
We need to end systemic racism and the militarism that makes it even deadlier — from Kabul to Atlanta and Baghdad to Minneapolis.
In Brazil, Structural Racism Has Made COVID-19 Far Deadlier for Black People
Brazil has joined the U.S. atop the list of worst-impacted countries. Both have far-right leaders — and a legacy of institutional racism.